When you search on Google, you may get results in languages other than the one you searched in. It happens in places where many people speak 2 or more common languages. This page explains how:
- The language of results is automatically determined.
- You can manually filter for a particular language.
How we determine the language of results
In many countries and regions, people use multiple languages to search on Google. To help multilingual people, Google uses several factors to automatically determine what language or languages would be most helpful for results.
Language the user searched inWhen you search, the language that you use is an important factor. It helps our systems understand if you want content in a language different from your language settings.
For example, a person in France with French language settings can search and receive content in:
- English
- Arabic
- Other languages
Filter results to a particular language
There’re 2 ways to manually filter the search results to a particular language:
- Results Language Filter: This is a filter that appears above search results and lets you restrict results to a preferred language or languages. Learn how to use results language filters.
- Advanced Search language filter: Filter results on the Advanced Search page.
Language filters are designed primarily for web results. Some search features might not change when you use them such as Knowledge Graph displays and Top Stories. They also might not work for web results if Google can’t detect the language of a page. This can happen for various reasons, such as if:
- A page has more than one language on it.
- The content doesn’t follow our guidance on how to help Google understand multilingual sites.