German Words of the Year 2005

Each year in December the Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (German Language Society) selects a word or expression that was significant in some way for German society and culture, as well as nine other words or phrases. Some of last year's top Wörter des Jahres appeared on our Wort des Tages page. Now you can learn about all ten of the words selected for 2005. Also see the Previous German Words of the Year (1998-2004).

German Word of the Day: Wort des Tages