Austria's 2026 Word of the Year Shortlist Released
The GSÖD opens public voting for Austria's 2026 Word of the Year categories, featuring terms like Koralmbahn and Remigration.
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Austria's 2026 Word of the Year Shortlist Released · Ragebait Named 2026 Youth Word of the Year · Study Finds Hallo Dominates Austrian Greetings
Ragebait Named 2026 Youth Word of the Year
Langenscheidt Verlag announces Ragebait as the top linguistic trend at the Frankfurt Book Fair after it secured 36.5 percent of the vote.
Study Finds Hallo Dominates Austrian Greetings
Linguist Katharina Korecky-Kröll's research reveals that Hallo is used in 65 percent of greetings across rural Austrian locations.