Why 'Sondervermögen' Is Germany’s Ugliest Word of the Year

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The unword of the year 2025 is "special assets."

wz.de

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The jury criticises: The term "special assets" conceals the fact that this usually means new debts, which risks undermining democratic debates.

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The "unword of the year" 2025 is called "special assets". The Unword jury criticized the technical term in Marburg on Tuesday as manipulative and misleading.

Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)

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For the 35th time the «Unwort des Jahres» was announced in Germany. This time it is «special assets».

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The jury of the language-critical "Unwort"-action announced the unword of the year 2025 on Tuesday morning. The term "special assets" is supposed to obscure something. "special assets" is the unword of the year 2025, as the jury of the language-critical "Unwort"-action announced on Tuesday morning in Marburg according to "Bild.de". The word "special assets" comes from politics and means above all the acceptance of new debts, such as "special ass…