Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Mask
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Mask in English?
Mask: 68.1% A1–A2 vocabulary; 14.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,361.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 22.9% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 14.0% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 10.4% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
9.0% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
93.3% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.5% 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
- ben (B1): 21 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Ben, when did you get back? Yesterday.
- hell (C1): 11 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A place of suffering in some religious beliefs; also used informally to express anger or surprise.
Subtitle example:
♪ Hell, you get your facts learned ♪
- blind (B1): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
First you told me that he was retarded, then you said he was gonna be blind and deaf.
- auld (rare): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
♪ Should auld acquaintance ♪
- mask (B2): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Hey, kid, why don't you take off your mask?
Compare with titles in similar genres
- The Pride of the Yankees: 14.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Mask).
- The Elephant Man: 14.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Mask).
- The 15 17 to Paris: 14.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than Mask).
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: