Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Alice in Wonderland
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Alice in Wonderland in English?
Alice in Wonderland: 65.7% A1–A2 vocabulary; 18.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,026.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 28.0% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 18.3% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 14.9% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
6.3% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
91.4% A1–A2 vocabulary; 4.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 1.4% 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
- twinkle (rare): 24 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, twinkle - Twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, twinkle
- queen (B1): 20 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A female monarch, or the wife of a king.
Subtitle example:
Today is Griblig Day in the time of the Red Queen.
- frabjous (rare): 12 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Show her the Frabjous Day.
- slay (rare): 11 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Sorry? Slay a what?
- bloody (B2): 5 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: Covered in blood; also an informal intensifier in British English.
Subtitle example:
the Bloody Big Head being the Red Queen.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Oz the Great and Powerful: 18.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Alice in Wonderland).
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: 18.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.2 percentage points more than Alice in Wonderland).
- The Chronicles of Narnia The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: 18.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.3 percentage points less than Alice in Wonderland).
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: