Using a .com extension for foreign language website?

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Has anybody tried to use a .com extension for a website that is entirely of another language?

The reason I ask is because I am thinking of duplicating one of my websites into German (due to a strong following in that country already), but wanted to avoid the common hurdles of registering a .DE extension.
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  • There must be no problem using a .com domain. com, net and org are universal domains and can be used for any country. Even though .de would be a best choice in your case.
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    • Hey Marty.

      Using a .com extension etc shouldn't make a difference
      if all the content is in German however it would make
      ranking a lot easier if your got the .de domain.

      Reason being is that Google will see the .de and know the
      website is intended for German users. Trust me you'll rank
      a lot quicker that way.

      Also have you thought about either having a translate button
      on your site because there are many plugins that can translate
      webpages at the push of a button or translate based on the
      location of your visitor without them having to do anything.

      Or you could create a subdomain on your site for German users
      so you could leverage off of the authority of your own domain
      instead of starting a fresh with a new domain?

      Will
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    Using a .com extension for foreign language website?

    Has anybody tried to use a .com extension for a website that is entirely of another language? The reason I ask is because I am thinking of duplicating one of my websites into German (due to a strong following in that country already), but wanted to avoid the common hurdles of registering a .DE extension.