Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Viral
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Viral in English?
Viral: 65.2% A1–A2 vocabulary; 14.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 1,094.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 25.5% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Expect substantial preparation; start with short scenes and English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 14.3% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 10.3% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
9.3% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
87.4% A1–A2 vocabulary; 5.0% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 4.2% 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
- whispering (B1): 10 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Why are you whispering? - I don't know. Why are you? (LAUGHING)
- eerie (rare): 9 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
(EERIE SCRATCHING SOUNDS)
- infect (rare): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
GIRL: He's infected!
- vehicle (B2): 8 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
and simply become a vehicle... - (WHISPERING) Gracie. Are you okay?
- distant (B1): 7 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
(DISTANT COUGHING)
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Flight 7500: 14.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.2 percentage points more than Viral).
- The Fly II: 15.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.9 percentage points more than Viral).
- Videodrome: 15.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (1.1 percentage points more than Viral).
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: