Comprehensible input · French
5 French channels made for learners, measured
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.
5
learner channels
792
videos scored
242 h
of material
The ranking
| # | Channel | Level range (0–100) | Median | Typical band | Pace | Videos | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | innerFrench | 4–45 | 8 | B1-B2 | slow | 211 | 113 h |
| 2 | Français Authentique | 4–42 | 8 | B1-B2 | slow | 198 | 50 h |
| 3 | Piece of French | 4–36 | 8 | B1-B2 | slow | 69 | 16 h |
| 4 | Français avec Nelly | 5–31 | 8 | B1-B2 | slow | 129 | 25 h |
| 5 | Français avec Pierre | 5–27 | 9 | B1-B2 | slow | 185 | 38 h |
5 of these 5 channels carry the same vocabulary band (B1-B2), and their scores still run from 4 to 45. 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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Dolly - La révolution du clonage et ses enjeux | Documentaire | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C1~9,000 words52 minslowauto subs
États-Unis - Canada : la rupture | Zone de conflit | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C1~9,000 words29 minslowauto subs
Alhambra, le trésor du dernier sultanat d'Espagne | Documentaire | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C1~11,000 words1h 32mslowauto subs
L’Europe en train de nuit, d’est en ouest | ARTE Regards
score 11ARTEB2-C2~10,000 words31 minslowauto subs
L'histoire oubliée des Swahilis | Enquêtes archéologiques | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C2~11,000 words27 minslowauto subs
29 mai 1453, la prise de Constantinople | Quand l'histoire fait dates | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C1~11,000 words27 minslowauto subs
Qui sont vraiment les Québécois ?
score 11Nota BeneB2-C1~9,000 words22 minslow
Arménie, le sang des montagnes | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C2~12,000 words53 minslowauto subs
Le déluge | Quand l'histoire fait dates | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C2~10,000 words27 minslowauto subs
Le GROS problème des Kurdes (enfin une solution ?)
score 11Nota BeneB2-C1~10,000 words20 minslow
Sissi, la douleur et la liberté | Documentaire | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C2~11,000 words53 minslowauto subs
Comment fonctionne une tranchée de la Première Guerre mondiale ?
score 11Nota BeneB2-C1~8,000 words24 minslow
Mohamed Ali | Round 3 : la rivalité (1970-1974) | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C2~11,000 words1h 44mslowauto subs
La Croatie, une carte postale et des mines | ARTE Regards
score 11ARTEB2-C2~11,000 words30 minslowauto subs
Constantin le Grand, l’empereur de la nouvelle Rome | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C2~12,000 words1h 29mslowauto subs
Quand la Terre se réchauffe | Mers et océans | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C1~13,000 words52 minslowauto subs
Comment Napoléon a conquis l'Europe ? - Les Guerres Napoléoniennes (1800-1807)
score 11Nota BeneB2-C1~9,000 words29 minslow
Inde-Pakistan : C’est quoi le problème ?
score 11Nota BeneB2-C1~10,000 words19 minslow
En Italie, l’agriculture attire les jeunes | ARTE Regards
score 11ARTEB2-C2~11,000 words30 minslowauto subs
Mossoul, renaissance d’une ville millénaire | Documentaire | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C1~11,000 words1h 27mslowauto subs
Inflation, la grande peur | MONEY | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C2~12,000 words24 minslowauto subs
Incendies, innover pour mieux lutter | Documentaire | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C1~10,000 words52 minslowauto subs
Est-il vrai que l'imprimerie marque le début des Temps modernes ? | Est-il vrai que...? | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C1~11,000 words23 minslowauto subs
Le cas Oppenheimer | Documentaire | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C2~10,000 words1h 30mslowauto subs
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