Stranger Things — Top 100 Words

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If you're learning English through TV shows, Stranger Things is a goldmine of real, emotionally charged dialogue. The series, spanning all seasons, packs frequent phrases like "what the hell" (B1), "shut up" (A2), "come on" (A2), "get off" (B1), "let go" (B1), and "kill" (A2) — all used by characters such as Eleven and Mike Wheeler during tense moments. You'll also hear "son of a bitch" (B2), "take" (A1), "figure out" (B1), "spread" (B1), and core verbs like "get" (A1), "find" (A1), "pretend" (B1), "lie" (A2), "hold on" (A1), "freak out" (B2), "copy" (A2), "upset" (A2), "screw" (B1), and "pick up" (B1). This mix of casual and dramatic speech makes the show perfect for building vocabulary in context.

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Overall, Stranger Things suits learners from A2 (basic survival English) through B2 (upper‑intermediate). Beginners can focus on "get", "find", and "hold on", while more advanced students will pick up nuanced expressions like "freak out" or "son of a bitch". The show's natural pacing and varied character voices make it an ideal tool for building practical, everyday English.

#	Word / Phrase	Level	Count
1	what the hell	B1	15	+
2	shut up	B1	15	+
3	come on	A2	10	+
4	get off	B1	10	+
5	let go	A2	10	+
6	kill	B1	9	+
7	son of a bitch	B2	8	+
8	take	A2	8	+
9	figure out	B1	8	+
10	spread	B1	8	+
11	get	A2	8	+
12	find	A2	8	+
13	pretend	B1	7	+
14	lie	B1	7	+
15	hold on	B1	7	+
16	freak out	B2	7	+
17	copy	B1	7	+
18	upset	B1	6	+
19	screw	B2	6	+
20	pick up	A2	6	+
21	trust	A2	6	+
22	come up	B1	6	+
23	run	A2	6	+
24	hold up	B1	6	+
25	slow down	B1	6	+
26	run away	B1	6	+
27	hurt	A2	6	+
28	calm down	B1	5	+
29	reach	B1	5	+
30	disgusting	B1	5	+
31	trap	B1	5	+
32	look for	A2	5	+
33	waste time	B1	5	+
34	make sense	B1	5	+
35	miss	A2	5	+
36	in trouble	B1	5	+
37	missing	B1	5	+
38	get out of here	B1	5	+
39	breathe	A2	5	+
40	freak	B1	5	+
41	act weird	B1	5	+
42	friends don't lie	B1	5	+
43	get through	B1	5	+
44	go away	A2	5	+
45	take away	B1	5	+
46	get it	A2	5	+
47	check out	B1	5	+
48	tell	A2	4	+
49	mess up	B1	4	+
50	tell the truth	B1	4	+
51	see	A2	4	+
52	stay back	B1	4	+
53	hang out with	B1	4	+
54	holy shit	B2	4	+
55	bullshit	B2	4	+
56	in danger	B1	4	+
57	lose	B1	4	+
58	nightmare	B1	4	+
59	let know	B1	4	+
60	put down	B1	4	+
61	hide	B1	4	+
62	make up	B1	4	+
63	chill	B1	4	+
64	take out	B1	4	+
65	be careful	A2	4	+
66	take care of	B1	4	+
67	stammer	B2	4	+
68	get lost	A2	4	+
69	episode	B1	4	+
70	admit	B1	4	+
71	talk to	A2	4	+
72	be kidding	B1	4	+
73	go on	B1	4	+
74	no way	A2	4	+
75	stuck	B1	4	+
76	cut	A2	4	+
77	come back	A2	4	+
78	stalker	B2	4	+
79	show up	B1	4	+
80	leave	A2	4	+
81	that's enough	B1	4	+
82	go missing	B1	4	+
83	on one's way	B1	3	+
84	come	A2	3	+
85	skip	B1	3	+
86	get hurt	B1	3	+
87	deal with	B1	3	+
88	easy-peasy	B1	3	+
89	tubular	B2	3	+
90	work out	B1	3	+
91	over and out	B1	3	+
92	copy that	B1	3	+
93	out of one's mind	B2	3	+
94	take care of oneself	B1	3	+
95	forget about	A2	3	+
96	stay calm	B1	3	+
97	believe	A2	3	+
98	protect	B1	3	+
99	get someone	B1	3	+
100	meet	A2	3	+

* These frequency counts are approximate values based on AI-extracted vocabulary data.