'Crashout', 'Ragebait' or 'Peak': Want to know which word is favoured by Germany's youth?
The three frontrunners 'Crashout', 'Ragebait' and 'Peak' are in the running to become Germany's youth word of the year 2026, with anglicisms particularly trendy. The winning term will be announced this Saturday at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
In Germany, young people have been voting on which word best represents their generation. The top three contenders are Crashout, Ragebait, and Peak, each garnering millions of votes. Langenscheidt, the publishing house behind the poll, will reveal the winner at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Saturday. The favorite term, Crashout, means losing control or emotionally exploding, but can also be used ironically.
Ragebait refers to digital posts designed to provoke anger on social media platforms, with the more outrage, the better for the post's visibility. Peak, originally an English term, translates to peak values or highlights, indicating something of the highest quality. The other popular words from 2026 include Alto, Altogether, Digga, Du bist gut genug, Gute Käse, Macker, Schere, and Süper.
A term called Mehrzweckeier was excluded from the final list due to it being based on a personal insult.
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