Explore Movie Vocabulary
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Witness for the Prosecution
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Witness for the Prosecution in English?
Witness for the Prosecution: 56.0% A1–A2 vocabulary; 20.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,934.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 33.9% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 20.6% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 13.6% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
10.1% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
90.0% A1–A2 vocabulary; 4.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.2% Unclassified.
This counts repeated eligible words. Phrases are excluded from this calculation to avoid counting their component words twice.
Recurring words and phrases to preview
- lord (B1): 35 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A man with a noble title; also a religious title or an exclamation.
Subtitle example:
All persons who have anything to do before my lords,
- evidence (B2): 32 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Vole seems caught in a web of circumstantial evidence.
- witness (B1): 31 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
we accept the evidence of witnesses who speak only Bulgarian
- guilty (B1): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Are you guilty or not guilty?
- pill (B2): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Quite. We'd better be going. Miss Plimsoll is waiting in the car with her pills
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Evil Under the Sun: 20.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Witness for the Prosecution).
- The Life of David Gale: 19.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.7 percentage points less than Witness for the Prosecution).
- Cosmopolis: 21.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.8 percentage points more than Witness for the Prosecution).
These percentages describe vocabulary, not the proportion of dialogue you will understand. CEFR labels are estimates, not official film ratings. Accent, speed, songs, context, and your own vocabulary also affect comprehension. Repeated occurrences may include repeated dialogue or lyrics.
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