Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Sleeping with the Enemy
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Sleeping with the Enemy in English?
Sleeping with the Enemy: 76.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 8.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 787.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 16.8% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 8.7% 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: 5.5% 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.
6.8% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
94.3% A1–A2 vocabulary; 1.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.8% 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): 13 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
So, hi, my name's Ben... Woodward.
- jet (B2): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
" When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way
- princess (B1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A female member of a royal family, often the daughter of a king or queen.
Subtitle example:
I'll be right there, princess. Right by your side.
- bruise (C1): 3 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
They were on the ground. They're all damaged and bruised.
- remind (B1): 3 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Need I remind you how I worried? - No.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- The Clearing: 8.7% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points more than Sleeping with the Enemy).
- Addicted: 8.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.2 percentage points more than Sleeping with the Enemy).
- The Escapist: 8.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.2 percentage points more than Sleeping with the Enemy).
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: