Explore Movie Vocabulary
Learn English with movies. Discover how much of a movie’s vocabulary you already know and review unfamiliar words before watching.
Pay the Ghost
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Pay the Ghost in English?
Pay the Ghost: 74.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 10.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 777.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 18.3% of unique vocabulary is above A2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B1 learners: 10.9% of unique vocabulary is above B1 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
- For B2 learners: 6.7% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Try a short scene and check your comprehension; the vocabulary offers a relatively accessible starting point.
7.3% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
93.9% A1–A2 vocabulary; 2.6% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 2.1% 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
- kristen (rare): 13 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Kristen?
- abduct (rare): 3 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
abducted a neighbor's kid on 10th and Avenue A.
- carve (B1): 3 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
Mom said she'd carve it with me,
- hell (C1): 3 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A place of suffering in some religious beliefs; also used informally to express anger or surprise.
Subtitle example:
What the hell you talking about?
- settlement (C1): 3 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
was still a rural settlement, 300 years ago.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Night Train: 10.9% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Pay the Ghost).
- Orphan: 10.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than Pay the Ghost).
- The Mothman Prophecies: 10.8% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than Pay the Ghost).
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: