C2
Proficient
My level is C2 — what is yours?
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You understand virtually everything you hear and read without effort. This is not “native-like”: C2 describes a level of use, measuring skill rather than identity.
- Approximate guided hours
- 1000+
- Matching exams
- Goethe C2 · IELTS ~8.5+
Read this as an order of magnitude, not a target: real time varies with how close your first language is and how consistent you are.
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