Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Man of Steel
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Man of Steel in English?
Man of Steel: 56.8% A1–A2 vocabulary; 21.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,453.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 32.8% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 21.2% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 14.6% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
10.4% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
86.2% A1–A2 vocabulary; 6.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 3.3% 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
- general (B1): 20 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A senior military officer; as an adjective, relating to most people or things.
Subtitle example:
Comets don't make course corrections, general.
- guardian (B1): 16 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
LOIS: For some he was a guardian angel. For others, a cipher...
- planet (B1): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
We built outposts on other planets...
- swanwick (rare): 11 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
SWANWICK: What makes you think she's here?
- clamoring (rare): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
[ALL CLAMORING]
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Iron Man 3: 21.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Man of Steel).
- War of the Worlds: 21.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than Man of Steel).
- The Core: 21.1% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than Man of Steel).
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: