How to sort alphabetically with German umlauts (Ä, Ö, Ü)?

Julian Meyer

I want to sort a list with Names, but all names with umlauts (Ä, Ö, Ü) then appear an the bottom. Can I change the settings so that it sorts correctly (Ö will appear as Oe, etc...)?

Would be great when someone has a solution for my problem. Thanks in advance!

Julian

Paul Newcome

The only thing I can think of would be to use a helper column with a nested SUBSTITUTE function to swap out the umlauts with their equivalent for sorting.

=SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(Name@row, "Ö", "Oe"), "Ä", "value"), "Ü", "value")

You can hide this helper column to keep the sheet looking clean but still sort on it even when it is hidden.

Paul Newcome

The only thing I can think of would be to use a helper column with a nested SUBSTITUTE function to swap out the umlauts with their equivalent for sorting.

=SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(SUBSTITUTE(Name@row, "Ö", "Oe"), "Ä", "value"), "Ü", "value")

You can hide this helper column to keep the sheet looking clean but still sort on it even when it is hidden.

Julian Meyer

thanks, Paul! Great idea😀

Paul Newcome

Happy to help. 👍️