Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Welcome to the Dollhouse
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Welcome to the Dollhouse in English?
Welcome to the Dollhouse: 74.2% A1–A2 vocabulary; 10.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 899.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 18.9% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 10.4% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 7.1% 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.
6.9% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
92.3% A1–A2 vocabulary; 3.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.1% 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
- dawn (B2): 47 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Hi, Dawn. Sorry to bother you.
- faggot (rare): 15 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
What's the matter, ugly? You like faggots?
- anniversary (B1): 11 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
we celebrated our anniversary in the backyard.
- junior (B1): 6 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
But you've got to understand, you're in junior high now.
- bother (B1): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Hi, Dawn. Sorry to bother you.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- LOL: 10.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Welcome to the Dollhouse).
- The Graduate: 10.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than Welcome to the Dollhouse).
- Coyote Ugly: 10.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points less than Welcome to the Dollhouse).
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: