Explore Movie Vocabulary

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The Smurfs

Name: The Smurfs
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Rating: 5.4

2011 · Adventure, Animation, Comedy

★ 5.4IMDb rating 1,615Vocabulary size

Unique vocabulary and phrases by level

A1 49.9%A2 10.16%B1 9.2%B2 4.53%C1 3.23%Rare 11.32%Unclassified 11.66%

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How difficult is The Smurfs in English?

The Smurfs: 60.1% A1–A2 vocabulary; 19.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,564.

Unique vocabulary

For A2 learners: 28.3% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
For B1 learners: 19.1% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
For B2 learners: 14.6% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.

11.7% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.

Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences

87.6% A1–A2 vocabulary; 7.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 3.0% 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

smurf (rare): 112 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example: Time to smurf some magic.
smurfette (rare): 56 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example: Into the forest, Smurfs! SMURFETTE: Come on, Clumsy!
gutsy (rare): 55 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example: Hey, Grouchy. Hey, Gutsy.
brainy (rare): 53 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example: Brainy. That's it.
grouchy (rare): 43 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example: And I wasn't grouchy, I wasn't.

Compare with titles in similar genres

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: 19.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than The Smurfs).
Mr. Peabody Sherman: 18.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than The Smurfs).
The Lego Movie 2 The Second Part: 19.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.2 percentage points more than The Smurfs).

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: 2026-10-13