Search
You can search for single or multiple words. Wildcard search is possible by putting an asterisk (*) before or after a word. The search is case insensitive.

Examples:

Results
The maximum number of hits for any one search is limited to 100. Single-word entries are listed alphabetically, multi-word entries in descending order according to the number of matching words. The buttons in the results table have the following functions:

	Clicking on the "funnel" symbol above the results table allows you to filter your results so that your query will only return results for your chosen domains (tech., med., etc.)
	the i-links provide links to additional information for an entry (such as word definition, pronunciation, grammar, etc.)
	the f-links display the linked forum discussion below the relevant word pair in the table

If there are forum discussions with your search term(s) in the subject the discussions will be linked at the end of the (first) results page. If you can't find a discussion with your search terms on this page you will also not find any relevant discussions on the next page(s) (link: 'more').

Search direction

		click on the British flag for English -> German
<>		click on the arrows for English <> German (default)
		click on the German flag for German -> English

Link results
When set to Y all words in the results table are hyperlinked so that you can easily look up those words without having to type them in the search field.
When set to N hyperlinking is disabled which allows you to easily copy words from our results with your mouse and paste them into other documents.

Automatic focus behaviour
Search terms are automatically typed in the search field even if the cursor is not in the search field. As soon as you begin to type, the focus is automatically set on the search field (providing you have the relevant browser window activated).

If you want to switch off this feature as it may interfere with browser-specific keyboard shortcuts you use for surfing, please click disable. To reactivate the automatic search focus click enable.

How to reactivate special character support
If you have disabled the special character support (in the input menu) but would like to enable it again, click special character support.

Place your cursor in the search field without using your mouse
You can quickly place the cursor in the search field again by pressing a keyboard shortcut. The combination of keys depends on your browser: