What is VLOOKUP called in Spanish?

In Spanish Google Sheets it is BUSCARV. The formula =VLOOKUP(F2,A2:C7,2,FALSE) is written =BUSCARV(F2;A2:C7;2;FALSO) (or with commas under a Mexico locale).

Why does VLOOKUP use semicolons in some spreadsheets?

It depends on each spreadsheet's locale, under File > Settings. Where the comma is the decimal mark (Spain, much of South America), arguments are separated by semicolons. Mexico and United States locales use commas.

Google Sheets VLOOKUP function

Looks up a value in a table’s first column and returns data from another column on that row. In Spanish Sheets it is called BUSCARV.

Syntax

English Sheets

=VLOOKUP(search_key, range, index, [is_sorted])

Spanish Sheets (Mexico locale)

=BUSCARV(clave_búsqueda, intervalo, índice, [está_ordenado])

Spanish Sheets (Spain, Latin America)

=BUSCARV(clave_búsqueda; intervalo; índice; [está_ordenado])

Argument	What it is
search_key	What you look for, in the range’s first column.
range	The whole table.
index	The number of the column to return (1, 2, 3…).
is_sortedoptional	FALSE for an exact match; TRUE or omitted to look up brackets.

Example

VLOOKUP(key, range, column, FALSE) looks for the key in the range’s first column and returns the value from the given column on that row. FALSE asks for an exact match.

=VLOOKUP(F2,A2:C7,2,FALSE)

Common mistake

Forget FALSE and it matches approximately, which can silently return the wrong row. It only returns columns to the right; to look left use XLOOKUP or INDEX + MATCH.

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Practice VLOOKUP

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VLOOKUP

VLOOKUP(key, range, column, FALSE) looks for the key in the range’s first column and returns the value from the given column on that row. FALSE asks for an exact match.

Example=VLOOKUP(F2,A2:C7,2,FALSE)BUSCARV = VLOOKUP

Step 1/2

In F3, look up the name of the product whose code is in F2.

	A	B	C	E	F
1	Code	Product	Price
2	C-101	Ground coffee	145	Code	C-104
3	C-102	Green tea	89	Product
4	C-103	Chocolate	62	Price
5	C-104	Cookies	38
6	C-105	Honey	120
7	C-106	Oats	54
8

Tip: while typing, click a cell or drag across several to insert their reference.

Frequently asked questions

What is VLOOKUP called in Spanish?: In Spanish Google Sheets it is BUSCARV. The formula =VLOOKUP(F2,A2:C7,2,FALSE) is written =BUSCARV(F2;A2:C7;2;FALSO) (or with commas under a Mexico locale).
Why does VLOOKUP use semicolons in some spreadsheets?: It depends on each spreadsheet's locale, under File > Settings. Where the comma is the decimal mark (Spain, much of South America), arguments are separated by semicolons. Mexico and United States locales use commas.
What is the most common VLOOKUP mistake?: Forget FALSE and it matches approximately, which can silently return the wrong row. It only returns columns to the right; to look left use XLOOKUP or INDEX + MATCH.