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Free French-level check: A2, B1 or B2?

This check helps you estimate your French level before checking official proof. It does not prepare you for DELF or issue a certificate. It only helps you see whether you are closer to A2, B1 or B2.

Last updated: 4 July 2026

Check your French with a test based on real situations.

Answer without a dictionary. The test starts with a short level check, then adjusts its questions to your answers. The result is a guide, not a DELF, DALF, TCF or TEF certificate.

About 15 questions, then a clear guide to your level.

You will see short texts, sentences to complete, interview answers and administrative language. The test adapts after your first answers.

  • Reading comprehension
  • Administrative vocabulary
  • Grammar in context
  • Writing and speaking
15 questions, approximately, depending on your answers.
3 adaptive paths after the starting questions.
5 skills checked: reading, vocabulary, grammar, writing and speaking.
0 certificates issued: the result is only a guide.

What this check can and cannot do

This check combines reading, vocabulary, grammar, writing and simulated speaking tasks. It starts with calibration questions, then adjusts the difficulty to your answers.

It does not replace an official test, recognised certificate or language-provider assessment. For a citizenship application, check official sources for accepted proof.

What to remember

  • The result is only a guide: around A2, near B1, solid B1, near B2 or likely B2, depending on your answers.
  • Cap Nationalité does not prepare for DELF or issue French-language certificates.
  • Check the official pages for the level required for your application.
  • This check can help you choose whether to work on basics, strengthen B1, improve your arguments or prepare for the interview.

Official source to check

Before applying, check the French proof accepted for your situation. Rules can depend on your application route, diplomas and legal exceptions. Cap Nationalité learning guidance

Start the free test

Take the adaptive check for an immediate guide. Then check which documents are officially accepted for your situation.

Common questions

Does this check replace DELF?

No. It is a free level check. It does not replace DELF, DALF, TCF, TEF or recognised proof.

Why show A2, B1 and B2?

These levels help describe how comfortable you are in French. A2 covers simple situations, B1 everyday independence, and B2 more structured answers with finer distinctions.

Does Cap Nationalité prepare for DELF?

Not at present. Cap Nationalité mainly helps prepare for the civics exam and citizenship interview. This check only gives you a guide to your level.

Cap Nationalité is an independent private service. It is not a French government site and does not guarantee success or the exact exam-day questions.

The Cap Nationalité team maintains this guide using checked official sources. We review content when rules or cited sources change. To report a correction, use the contact page .