Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is To Kill a Mockingbird in English?
To Kill a Mockingbird: 68.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 14.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,143.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 23.9% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 14.5% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 9.9% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Try a short scene and check your comprehension; the vocabulary offers a relatively accessible starting point.
7.6% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
92.6% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.9% 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
- yell (B1): 20 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
to defend that nigger that raped my Ma yell a.
- sheriff (C1): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A local law-enforcement official in some countries, especially the United States.
Subtitle example:
instead of going to the sheriff.
- whispering (B1): 11 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
(WHISPERING) What did I do? What did I do?
- county (C1): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Although Maycomb County had recently been told
- fence (B2): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
crawl under the high wire fence at the rear of the Radley lot.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- The Long Goodbye: 14.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than To Kill a Mockingbird).
- Freelancers: 14.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than To Kill a Mockingbird).
- Public Enemies: 14.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than To Kill a Mockingbird).
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.
How we estimate vocabulary difficulty · Evidence generated: