Back كلمة العام Arabic Слова года Byelorussian Slovo roku Czech Årets ord Danish Wort des Jahres German Vorto de la jaro Esperanto Aasta sõna Estonian واژه سال Persian Vuoden sana Finnish Mot de l'année French
The word(s) of the year, sometimes capitalized as "Word(s) of the Year" and abbreviated "WOTY" (or "WotY"), refers to any of various assessments as to the most important word(s) or expression(s) in the public sphere during a specific year.
The German tradition, Wort des Jahres was started in 1971. The American Dialect Society's Word of the Year is the oldest English-language version, and the only one that is announced after the end of the calendar year, determined by a vote of independent linguists, and not tied to commercial interest.[citation needed] However, various other organizations also announce Words of the Year for a variety of purposes.