Google-search – How to specify a search query as a whole word, not as a part of a word

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I'm trying to search, amongst others, for the word 'EAN' in Google Search. However the results I'm getting treat my query as a part of a word, e.g. results with the word 'mean'.

My question is: how can I search specifically for a whole word? I tried searching " ean ", but the result was the same as without the spaces and quotation marks.

Best Answer

how can I search specifically for a whole word?

You can achieve what you want using the Verbatim link on the returned results (the default is All Results).

Note:

If you are using the newer search interface, open "Search Tools" and change "All results" to "Verbatim".

Results before selecting `Verbatim`

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Results after selecting `Verbatim`

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