The words of 2025 capture the transformation of language driven by technology and global events, with terms like slop and arancel leading lists in various languages.
In English, Dictionary.com chose ’67’ as the word of the year, a number that alludes to the complexity of explaining phenomena such as the overproduction of digital content. This term arises from the surge of Intelligence Artificial, where algorithms generate irrelevant data. Slop, another of the words of 2025, describes that low-quality content produced by IA, such as incoherent texts or distorted images, according to computational linguistics experts.
The impact of IA on the vocabulary
Slop popularized in tech forums, reflecting concerns about the reliability of tools like ChatGPT. In German, ‘Kl-Ara’ fuses ‘Klimakleber’ (climate stickers) and ‘Arabesque’, criticizing activist protests. These words of 2025 evidence how technology redefines public discourse.
Arancel: the word of 2025 in Spanish
In Spanish, arancel dominates as word of 2025, driven by commercial tensions between the US and China. The Real Academia Española (RAE) notes its surge in searches, a 40% increase in 2025, linked to protectionist policies of governments. This economic term gains ground in debates on globalization, surpassing tech options in Spanish dictionaries.
Terms of social networks in the list
- Parasocial: Unilateral relationships with influencers, common in TikTok.
- Rage bait: Provocative content to generate anger and clicks.
- Hallucineren: In Dutch, it refers to IA errors that ‘hallucinate’ false facts.
These words of 2025 emerge from an analysis of Google Trends and Oxford Languages, which report a 25% more tech neologisms in 2025 versus 2024. Experts like Gretchen McCulloch, linguist of Wired, highlight that IA accelerates lexical evolution, with slop used in 5 million online mentions.
In historical context, words like ‘selfie’ in 2013 show similar patterns. Today, arancel connects international politics with daily economy in the Dominican Republic, where imports affect local prices.
The words of 2025, from slop to arancel, illustrate a language in constant mutation, shaped by innovation and geopolitics.
