googeln

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡuːɡəln/, /ˈɡuːɡl̩n/
  • Audio(file)

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to google

Usage notes

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

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