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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ContentMade for learnersNative contentScience & ideas (841)Talk shows (619)Entertainment (477)Podcasts (416)
Le rêve américain : nostalgie ou illusion ? | Tracks East | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C2~8,000 words31 minslowauto subs
L’industrialisation | Une histoire de l’agriculture | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~8,000 words43 minslowauto subs
ADN business : la face cachée des tests grand public | Documentaire | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C2~10,000 words1h 30mslowauto subs
La double vie d'Hilma af Klint - Peintre et pionnière de l'art abstrait | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~10,000 words53 minslowauto subs
La dyslexie, un trouble mal compris | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~7,000 words53 minslowauto subs
La santé des femmes, de l'ignorance à la reconnaissance | Documentaire | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~9,000 words53 minslowauto subs
La génération Z réinterprète la foi | Tracks East | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~8,000 words30 minslowauto subs
Un lieu, un ressenti : comment ça marche ? | Twist | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~7,000 words30 minslowauto subs
L’Arc de Triomphe, passion d'une nation | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~7,000 words53 minslowauto subs
La fuite des huguenots (1/2) | Le saut dans l’inconnu | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~8,000 words48 minslowauto subs
Le désir féminin dans la pop culture | Pussy, Pleasure, Power ! | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C2~10,000 words53 minslowauto subs
Paludisme, enfin l'espoir | Documentaire | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~8,000 words54 minslowauto subs
Le Pakistan, une puissance nucléaire sous pression - ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~8,000 words1h 28mslowauto subs
L’asperge grecque défie la concurrence | ARTE Regards
score 10ARTEB2-C1~7,000 words30 minslowauto subs
Espagne : la fête des fallas embrase Valence | ARTE Regards
score 10ARTEB2-C1~8,000 words30 minslowauto subs
Chambord - Le château, le roi et l’architecte | Documentaire | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~9,000 words1h 31mslowauto subs
L’Espagne, refuge des exilés vénézuéliens | ARTE Regards
score 10ARTEB2-C2~9,000 words30 minslowauto subs
Risque en eau profonde | Sous-marins (2/2) | ARTE
score 10ARTEB2-C1~8,000 words53 minslowauto subs
L’intelligence artificielle, un tsunami sur le web | Documentaire | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C2~12,000 words1h 24mslowauto subs
Des vacances en temps de guerre | Tracks East | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C2~10,000 words30 minslowauto subs
Scandale à la chapelle Sixtine | Documentaire | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C1~12,000 words53 minslowauto subs
Monaco, la grande histoire d’un micro-État | Intégrale | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C2~13,000 words2h 20mslowauto subs
L’appel de la montagne ! Espace et liberté | Twist | ARTE
score 11ARTEB2-C2~10,000 words30 minslowauto subs
L’immigration booste la croissance espagnole | ARTE Regards
score 11ARTEB2-C2~9,000 words30 minslowauto subs
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