The words Italians looked up most frequently on Treccani’s website in 2026 offer an unexpected portrait of the country’s concerns. The ranking combines gender violence, youth culture, misinformation, tourism, employment and digital life – showing how vocabulary evolves alongside social and technological change.
The most consulted term since the beginning of 2026 was femminicidio, the Italian equivalent of “femicide.” Although Treccani first recorded it in 2008, the word remains the subject of intense public interest. It identifies the killing of a woman within a cultural context of gender-based discrimination, oppression or violence, often involving a husband, partner or former partner.
