Is Pride and Prejudice hard to read? Its reading level from A1 to C2
How many words in every 100 you will probably not know, at each level from A1 to C2. Estimated over the whole book with Solaread’s own word-difficulty model.
- Author
- Jane Austen
- First published
- 1813
- Length
- About 117,000 words
- Copyright
- Public domain
Short answer
Just right from C1: 4.1 new words in every 100. At B1 it is a little hard, 8.6 in 100. It is the sixth easiest of the 20 English classics we measured.
New words per 100, by level
Estimated over all 117,237 running words. Character names are left out. The labels follow Solaread’s difficulty scale: Easy means knowing 98 of every 100 words, Just right 95, A little hard 90, and below that Too hard.
Pride and Prejudice vocabulary by level
At A2
- herself229×
- manner142×
- marry126×
- reply132×
- sister292×
- lady268×
- dear160×
- aunt87×
- pleasure99×
- cry94×
- suppose89×
- assure72×
The 12 words an A2 reader is most likely to stop at in this book, with how often each appears. Together they are about 5% of the new words at this level.
At B1
- acquaintance63×
- agreeable45×
- affection62×
- scarcely45×
- civility43×
- circumstance47×
- endeavor43×
- oblige40×
- assure72×
- carriage50×
- aunt87×
- amiable36×
The 12 words a B1 reader is most likely to stop at in this book, with how often each appears. Together they are about 5% of the new words at this level.
At B2
- civility43×
- agreeable45×
- acquaintance63×
- oblige40×
- scarcely45×
- amiable36×
- countenance30×
- astonishment29×
- endeavor43×
- recollect24×
- circumstance47×
- exceedingly28×
The 12 words a B2 reader is most likely to stop at in this book, with how often each appears. Together they are about 6% of the new words at this level.
The opening lines
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.
“My dear Mr. Bennet,” said his lady to him one day, “have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?”
Mr. Bennet replied that he had not.
“But it is,” returned she; “for Mrs. Long has just been here, and she told me all about it.”
Open the free EPUB in Solaread and the words it marks follow your own level, with glosses in the language you choose.
Books with a similar level
- The Secret Garden8.3 new words per 100 at B1
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes8.5 at B1
- Peter Pan9.1 at B1
Questions
Is Pride and Prejudice hard to read?
At B1 it is a little hard, with 8.6 new words in every 100 (about one in 12). It is just right from C1.
What is the reading level of Pride and Prejudice?
On Solaread’s scale it is just right from C1, and the sixth easiest of the 20 English classics we measured. At B2, 5.2 in every 100 words are new.
Where can I get Pride and Prejudice for free?
It is in the public domain. Project Gutenberg has a free EPUB you can import into Solaread.
Read it with help only where you need it
Import the free EPUB. Solaread marks the words you probably don’t know, at your level.