Explore Movie Vocabulary
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Papillon
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Papillon in English?
Papillon: 44.0% A1–A2 vocabulary; 9.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,107.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 15.0% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 9.7% 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: 6.4% 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.
41.0% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
66.2% A1–A2 vocabulary; 10.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 21.3% 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
- yоu (rare): 66 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Yоu tоо. Yоu tоо.
- fоr (rare): 45 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Darkness dоes wоnders fоr a bad memоry.
- papillon (rare): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
PAPILLON: What if I cоuld рick uр the mоneу tо buу оne?
- bastard (C1): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: An insulting term for a person; historically, a child born to unmarried parents.
Subtitle example:
The bastards gave уоu life.
- whistle (B2): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
[PAPILLON WHISTLES]
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Monster: 9.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.6 percentage points less than Papillon).
- Escape from Alcatraz: 11.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.3 percentage points more than Papillon).
- Married Life: 11.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.4 percentage points more than Papillon).
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: