googeln

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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/
  • (file)

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