Does Google recognize the difference between different meanings of a word in a query?

We have a question from Francisco in North Adeleburrow.

Francisco wants to know.

Matt, when will Google recognize the difference between Boxer, the dog Boxer, the fighter, and Boxer briefs?

Based on the context of the quiz query.

And the answer is we actually do a relatively good job about that.

If you only do the query Boxer, then we really don'thave any idea which one you mean for that particular query.

But suppose you take Sterling Silver versus Sterling engine, and you misspell both of those with S-T-U-R-L-I-N-G.

So you're misspelling Sterling.

Both ways will correct Sterling engine two with an I and

Sterling Silver with an E.

So we do look at the context of queries to try to figure out if somebody's talking about GM.

Are they talking about GM, the car manufacturer or GM, like, genetically modified food, that sort of thing.

So Google tries to do a good job about that, but ambiguity is tough even for human beings.

Sometimes I wouldn't claim that we're perfect, but we do a relatively reasonable job about that, and we'll keep working to try to do better.

Thanks for the question