Explore Movie Vocabulary
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Wolfwalkers
Unique vocabulary and phrases by level
How difficult is Wolfwalkers in English?
Wolfwalkers: 67.5% A1–A2 vocabulary; 18.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary. Vocabulary size: 894.
Unique vocabulary
- For A2 learners: 25.6% 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: 14.1% of unique vocabulary is above B2 or marked rare. Preview recurring words and use English subtitles.
7.0% Unclassified. Unclassified vocabulary has no reliable level assignment.
Vocabulary weighted by word occurrences
85.7% A1–A2 vocabulary; 7.4% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary; 5.0% 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
- gasps (rare): 50 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
[Goodfellowe] What's going on here? - [gasps] Soldier! Leg it!
- lord (B1): 47 occurrences in available subtitles.
English meaning: A man with a noble title; also a religious title or an exclamation.
Subtitle example:
Lord, save us.
- screech (rare): 25 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
[screeches]
- sobs (rare): 17 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
[sobs] Go, Mebh. Take Merlyn with you. Goodbye.
- hunter (C1): 14 occurrences in available subtitles.
Subtitle example:
My fellow hunters, we have a new wolf to kill.
Compare with titles in similar genres
- Beowulf: 18.3% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.0 percentage points more than Wolfwalkers).
- The Lego Batman Movie: 18.2% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.1 percentage points less than Wolfwalkers).
- Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse: 18.5% B2, C1, and rare vocabulary (0.3 percentage points more than Wolfwalkers).
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: