Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft
Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft is a compound word that serves as an example of the virtually unlimited compounding of nouns that is possible in many Germanic languages. According to the 1996 "Guinness Book of World Records", it is the longest word published in the German language.
Word of the year (Germany)
The word of the year () is an annual publication by the "Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache", established in 1971 (on a regular basis since 1977). Each December, a German word or word group is named in a linguistic review of the year.