Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Lord of the Flies
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Lord of the Flies in English?
Lord of the Flies: 82.0% A1–A2 vocabulary; 9.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 532.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 14.1% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 9.0% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Try a short scene and check your comprehension; the vocabulary offers a relatively accessible starting point.
- For B2 learners: 6.0% 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.
3.9% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
92.3% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.4% 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
- slit (rare): 17 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Kill the pig! Slit her throat! Bash her in!
- pig (C1): 16 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Kill the pig! Slit her throat! Bash her in!
- conch (rare): 14 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
A conch, he called it. He used to blow it, and his mum would come.
- hunter (C1): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Hunters.
- ought (B1): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
We ought to go and find them.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Lord of the Flies: 9.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.9 percentage points more than Lord of the Flies).
- Deliverance: 11.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (2.2 percentage points more than Lord of the Flies).
- The Ghost and the Darkness: 13.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (4.4 percentage points more than Lord of the Flies).
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: