VLOOKUP sometimes works, and sometimes it doesn't. This time, I desire to create a conlang dictionary with a lookup box. If an English word is typed in the lookup box A4, the matching conword will be returned in A5. If the conword is typed, it will return the matching English word. I want partial or complete matches to apply. My table looks something like this:
| Column A | Column B - Conwords list | IPA | Column C - Meanings in English |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Type word here] | psjaomkai | p͡sʲao.mkai | Example1 |
| Translation returned here | aleikü | a.lei.ky | Example2 |
| tsüm | t͡sym | Example3 |
So far, I've tried =vlookup(A4,C6:E,1,0) and =vlookup(A4,C6:E,3,0), where C6:E is the range to search. But this returns a #N/A error claiming that my value does not exist, despite me seeing it and typing it exactly. I looked online for this problem, but none of the answers seem to work for me. One answer was from this website. But when I tried that, the #N/A error still appeared. This makes no sense to me because I've listed a valid search key, listed a valid search range, defined the index of the value to be returned, and set IS_SORTED to zero. I also have VLOOKUPS in other sheets of my workbook, and they're functioning fine. Just why not this time?
What am I missing? Where is my error?