Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Shakespeare in Love
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Shakespeare in Love in English?
Shakespeare in Love: 54.0% A1–A2 vocabulary; 25.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,677.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 36.0% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 25.5% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 20.6% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
10.1% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
87.4% A1–A2 vocabulary; 6.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 3.1% 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
- lord (B1): 38 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A man with a noble title; also a religious title or an exclamation.
Subtitle example:
Lord Wessex was looking at you tonight.
- queen (B1): 20 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A female monarch, or the wife of a king.
Subtitle example:
Do you love stories of kings and queens?
- burbage (rare): 15 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
[ Tilney ] What does Burbage care of that?
- poet (B2): 14 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
[ Viola ] Master Will, poet dearest to my heart,
- admiral (B1): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
He wants Romeo for Ned and the Admiral's Men. - Mmm. Ned's wrong for it.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Chimes at Midnight: 29.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (3.6 percentage points more than Shakespeare in Love).
- Amsterdam: 20.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (5.2 percentage points less than Shakespeare in Love).
- The Death of Stalin: 19.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (6.2 percentage points less than Shakespeare in Love).
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: