The focus on emotional well-being and the rise of international cuisine are two global phenomena that have permeated our lives and have also reached the dictionary. The lexicographical commission has added 375 new entries to the normative dictionary of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans (DIEC) in 2025, including 117 new entries and 258 modifications or additions. Among the new entries are words such as self-help, dana, rumors, sleeve, jacuzzi, aquagym, sushi and mozzarellaAmong the expansions of meaning in words that already existed, words like cloud, frontal, migrate and padMany words from different dialectal varieties are also being incorporated into the dictionary "so that all speakers feel a connection to it," says philologist Sandra Montserrat. Expanding the standard helps to strengthen the unity of the language.

One in four people now search for information and everyday questions on ChatGPT rather than on Google. Thirty percent of users trust chat responses more than search engines. This percentage rises even higher among Generation Z. Many users use ChatGPT to create summaries, translations, letters, and presentations. However, if these users intend to write in normative Catalan, they will have to be careful. The Institute of Catalan Studies (IEC) warns that artificial intelligence does not take all registers into account and, for example, does not distinguish normative Catalan from that which is not. It also includes incorrect references that induce false credibility.