The Gesellschaft für Österreichisches Deutsch (GSÖD) released its shortlist for the 2026 Word of the Year on November 5. Public voting is now open for categories including Word, Unword, Youth Word, Saying, and Unsaying, with winners to be announced in .
The Word of the Year candidates include 'Hitzesommer', 'Hydration Break', '', 'Schlapfenradius', and 'Österreichaufschlag'. The Unword list features 'Klimahysterie', 'Lifestyle-Teilzeit', and 'Remigration', a term used by the New Right for deportations.
Voters have until December 1 to participate in this cultural selection process. Notable entries include youth slang like 'bodenlos' and 'dayummm', alongside controversial political quotes from Chancellor and Minister .