Comprehensible input · English

Comprehensible input in English

5,210 videos from 45 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.

5,210
videos scored
45
channels
3,265 h
of material
987
made for learners

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The number on each thumbnail is its difficulty score out of 100: mostly speaking pace, partly vocabulary load. How it is measured →

68/10014:06AUTOFraming Slang: What They're ACTUALLY SayingB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman68/10023:48AUTOBuild Science 401™- Common Above-Grade Wall | Episode 8B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastMatt Risinger68/1001:47:03AUTOThe Keto Psychiatrist: What Keto Is Really Doing To Your Body! Can It Cure 43% Of Mental Illness?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO68/1002:37:48AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2372 - Garry NolanB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE68/10013:31Cold Doesn’t Exist (And 4 Other Things Scientists Used to Think Were Real)C1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastSciShow68/10023:58The MOST Impossible English Sounds and WordsA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · fastRachel's English68/10023:20AUTOThe Race to Control Our Brains is Heating UpC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastColdFusion68/10034:00AUTOReal English Conversation: Advanced English LessonB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa68/10020:37Induction cooking - but what about woks?C1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastTechnology Connections68/10052:58AUTOHow much free speech is too much? | The Gray AreaB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastVox68/10015:04AUTOTrump Makes His Most Brazenly Corrupt Move Ever, Blabs About Ballroom & Backs Off Iran DeadlineB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live68/10035:21AUTOWhy modern life is designed to keep you anxious — and what to do about it | The Gray AreaB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastVox68/10014:03Describe Physical Appearance at C1 LEVEL (Advanced) English!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastEnglish with Lucy68/10015:47AUTOThe Best Value Saw Blades For Your MoneyB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman68/10012:53Tattoo Removal Is InsaneB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell68/10022:20AUTOChatGPT Can Now Talk Like a Human [Latest Updates]B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastColdFusion68/1001:26:03AUTOPlatforms and Power (with Hamilton Helmer and Chenyi Shi)B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastAcquired68/10012:49AUTOThe Return of Silicon Valley’s Greatest FraudB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastColdFusion68/10046:18AUTOReal English Conversation: Advanced English LessonB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa68/10024:10How Facebook Became a Tool for GenocideB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastJohnny Harris68/10032:32The Strange Math That Predicts (Almost) AnythingB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastVeritasium68/10020:39What Really Happened During the 2003 Blackout?B2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastPractical Engineering68/10023:49AUTOA’ja Wilson Insists She’s Good While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastFirst We Feast68/1001:54:57AUTOOrgasm Queen: Do This For 20 Minutes Before Having Sex & Your Sex Will Feel Brand New!B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

Which English channel to start with

Ranked by median difficulty, easiest first. The bar is a range, not a label — a channel typically spans a wide stretch of the scale, so one level would be false for its own hardest videos.

#ChannelLevel range (0–100)MedianTypical bandPaceVideosHours
1Easy English64831B1-B2medium13837 h
2English with Lucy88141B1-B2medium15049 h
3Learn English with Papa Teach Me107142B1-B2medium10620 h
4Rachel's English58849B1-B2medium14068 h
5BBC Learning English07554B2-C2medium19130 h
6Speak English With Vanessa288556B1-B2fast17485 h
7Learn English with Bob the Canadian438666B1-B2fast8834 h

6 of these 7 channels carry the same vocabulary band (B1-B2), and their scores still run from 0 to 88. That gap is pace: what separates the easiest of these channels from the hardest is how fast people talk, not which words they use. How that is measured →

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