Comprehensible input · French

Comprehensible input in French

5,454 videos from 47 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.

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PaceAny Slow Medium Fast Very fast

ContentAny Made for learners Real-world content Science & ideas (1,822)Entertainment (1,365)Talk shows (623)Podcasts (523)

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81/1008:04AUTOLes plus gros mythos d'AppleB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastcocadmin

81/10011:28AUTOComment ce génie a révolutionné les jeux vidéos ?B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastcocadmin

81/10019:28AUTOJ'ai foutu la merde en prod ...B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastcocadmin

81/1003:52AUTOPâtes aux brocolis, ail et huile d’olive (Orecchiette), super recette des Pouilles en ItalieB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · very fastHervé Cuisine

81/10023:13AUTOPROJETS, GALÈRES, SANTÉ : JE RÉPONDS À VOS QUESTIONS ! (FAQ)B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · very fastBruno Maltor

81/10039:13AUTOJ’ai 30 Choses Cachées à Vous Révéler sur Poisson Fécond !B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastPoisson Fécond

81/10038:59AUTOIl vit à TOKYO depuis 10 ans, voici son témoignage (feat @Mitsu_off)B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastBruno Maltor

81/1002:21:41AUTOGotaga : L'Apogée d'un GOAT d'InternetB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastZACK

81/1008:48AUTO9 trucs flippants de notre corps !B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · very fastDr Nozman

81/1008:36Fabriquer une grande TABLE soi-même, bonne idée ?B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastPaulygones

81/1009:24AUTO5 phénomènes quantiques incroyables !B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastDr Nozman

81/10012:01AUTO6 illusions d'optiques très perturbantes !B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastDr Nozman

81/10022:02AUTOAccoucher ou un Coup dans les C*uilles : C'EST QUOI LE PIRE ?!B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastPoisson Fécond

81/10035:44AUTOOn fait le point..B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastTibo InShape

81/10020:40AUTOIl faut bannir ces traditions de Noël...B2-C1 · ~8,000 words · very fastSQUEEZIE

81/10056:24AUTOPARLONS FILMS D'HORREURS avec @ALT236B1-C2 · ~5,000 words · very fastLE GRAND JD

82/10033:13AUTOÉchange fascinant autour des sneakers avec @CaminoTVB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastMcfly et Carlito

82/1001:28:30AUTOVITAA : CARRIÈRE, RELATION AVEC DIAM'S, ECHEC, SUCCÈS… LES ÉVÈNEMENTS MARQUANTS DE SA VIEB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastLEGEND

82/10032:03AUTOIl organisait des jeux macabres avec ses victimes...B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastSQUEEZIE

82/10027:34AUTOOn a reçu le génie derrière la livraison en 24hB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastUnderscore_

82/1001:38:26AUTOClemQuiCourt à coeur ouvert (en direct de l'Ile Maurice)B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastZACK

82/10033:49AUTOIl a été kidnappé pendant 7 ans...B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastSQUEEZIE

82/10018:17AUTOLa vraie différence entre une machine virtuelle et un conteneur.B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastcocadmin

82/10028:04AUTOÊtre Accro au Fеntαnyl : ÇA FAIT QUOI ?!B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastPoisson Fécond

French channels, ranked

ChannelsAny Made for learners Real-world content

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.

#	Channel	Level range (0–100)	Median	Vocabulary range	Pace	Videos	Hours
1	Free Documentary Français	5–22	10	B2-C2	slow	164	152 h
2	Le Précepteur	7–49	10	B2-C1	slow	139	110 h
3	ARTE	6–53	10	B2-C2	slow	280	210 h
4	Passe-Science	12–37	19	B2-C1	medium	37	14 h
5	AstronoGeek	8–51	21	B2-C2	medium	78	44 h
6	Nota Bene	8–45	22	B2-C1	medium	185	63 h
7	Balade Mentale	10–51	22	B2-C1	medium	117	46 h
8	Chat Sceptique	9–46	23	B2-C1	medium	42	7 h
9	Le Réveilleur	10–38	26	B2-C1	medium	26	20 h
10	France Culture	9–76	28	B2-C1	medium	144	96 h
11	FastGoodCuisine	8–60	29	B2-C2	medium	100	46 h
12	ScienceEtonnante	17–52	30	B2-C1	medium	63	27 h
13	HugoDécrypte - Grands formats	6–85	36	B1-C1	medium	100	61 h
14	LE GRAND JD	7–81	36	B1-C1	medium	99	42 h
15	Heu?reka	16–54	38	B2-C1	fast	44	36 h
16	Stupid Economics	26–73	38	B2-C1	medium	31	12 h
17	Clique TV	12–70	39	B1-C1	medium	92	69 h
18	Quotidien	8–72	40	B1-C1	fast	115	32 h
19	Matthieu Stefani - Génération Do It Yourself	7–72	41	B1-C1	fast	128	308 h
20	Le Chantier des Max	7–66	42	B1-B2	fast	196	76 h
21	JOYCA	9–75	42	B1-C2	medium	80	55 h
22	SQUEEZIE	9–90	43	B1-C2	very fast	94	69 h
23	Bruno Maltor	11–81	44	B2-C2	fast	142	47 h
24	Konbini	10–87	45	B1-C1	fast	107	77 h
25	DirtyBiology	30–65	45	B2-C1	fast	51	18 h
26	HugoDécrypte - Actus du jour	31–63	46	B2-C1	fast	301	61 h
27	Amixem	30–73	47	B2-C2	fast	99	70 h
28	LEGEND	6–84	48	B1-B2	very fast	196	287 h
29	Paulygones	20–81	49	B2-C1	very fast	28	7 h
30	Action Création	17–76	52	B1-C1	fast	122	19 h
31	Underscore_	25–82	54	B2-C2	very fast	125	52 h
32	Sylvqin	9–76	56	B1-C2	very fast	36	17 h
33	ZACK	20–90	58	B1-C2	very fast	107	138 h
34	Hervé Cuisine	12–81	58	B2-C1	very fast	185	15 h
35	Tibo InShape	9–88	58	B2-C2	very fast	87	40 h
36	Mcfly et Carlito	30–84	59	B1-C2	very fast	97	76 h
37	Poisson Fécond	47–88	66	B2-C1	very fast	117	57 h
38	Dr Nozman	37–88	68	B2-C1	very fast	119	28 h
39	cocadmin	52–91	77	B2-C1	very fast	60	17 h

The vocabulary range is each channel’s own spread, not a single verdict: in three of every four of its videos the vocabulary starts at the lower level or above and stays at the upper one or below. Its top end tracks how far the rare words reach, so a channel devoted to one subject sits high on it without being hard to follow — the median score is the column that answers that.

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