German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Google +‎ -n or English google (verb) + -n. The sequence -le- was respelt -el- to allow for regular German conjugation.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡuːɡəln/, /ˈɡuːɡl̩n/
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Verb edit

googeln (weak, third-person singular present googelt, past tense googelte, past participle gegoogelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to google

Usage notes edit

The spelling googeln is the correct version according to Duden, whereas Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache recognizes googeln as the predominant spelling and googlen as the less common spelling.

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • googeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • googeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • googeln” in Duden online
  • googeln” in OpenThesaurus.de