diff --git a/lib/outcomes/learning_outcome_group_children.rb b/lib/outcomes/learning_outcome_group_children.rb
index 0c7cad8fd7a..7df1eb6b0ce 100644
--- a/lib/outcomes/learning_outcome_group_children.rb
+++ b/lib/outcomes/learning_outcome_group_children.rb
@@ -24,9 +24,38 @@ module Outcomes
 
     SHORT_DESCRIPTION = "coalesce(learning_outcomes.short_description, '')"
 
+    # rubocop:disable Layout/LineLength
     # E'<[^>]+>' -> removes html tags
     # E'&\\w+;'  -> removes html entities
     DESCRIPTION = "regexp_replace(regexp_replace(coalesce(learning_outcomes.description, ''), E'<[^>]+>', '', 'gi'), E'&\\w+;', ' ', 'gi')"
+    # rubocop:enable Layout/LineLength
+
+    MAP_CANVAS_POSTGRES_LOCALES = {
+      "ar" => "arabic", # العربية
+      "ca" => "spanish", # Català
+      "da" => "danish", # Dansk
+      "da-x-k12" => "danish", # Dansk GR/GY
+      "de" => "german", # Deutsch
+      "en-AU" => "english", # English (Australia)
+      "en-CA" => "english", # English (Canada)
+      "en-GB" => "english", # English (United Kingdom)
+      "en" => "english", # English (US)
+      "es" => "spanish", # Español
+      "fr" => "french", # Français
+      "fr-CA" => "french", # Français (Canada)
+      "it" => "italian", # Italiano
+      "hu" => "hungarian", # Magyar
+      "nl" => "dutch", # Nederlands
+      "nb" => "norwegian", # Norsk (Bokmål)
+      "nb-x-k12" => "norwegian", # Norsk (Bokmål) GS/VGS
+      "pt" => "portuguese", # Português
+      "pt-BR" => "portuguese", # Português do Brasil
+      "ru" => "russian", # pу́сский
+      "fi" => "finnish", # Suomi
+      "sv" => "swedish", # Svenska
+      "sv-x-k12" => "swedish", # Svenska GR/GY
+      "tr" => "turkish" # Türkçe
+    }.freeze
 
     def initialize(context = nil)
       @context = context
@@ -45,10 +74,10 @@ module Outcomes
 
     def suboutcomes_by_group_id(learning_outcome_group_id, args={})
       learning_outcome_groups_ids = children_ids(learning_outcome_group_id) << learning_outcome_group_id
-      relation = ContentTag.active.learning_outcome_links.
-        where(associated_asset_id: learning_outcome_groups_ids).
-        joins(:learning_outcome_content).
-        joins("INNER JOIN #{LearningOutcomeGroup.quoted_table_name} AS logs
+      relation = ContentTag.active.learning_outcome_links
+        .where(associated_asset_id: learning_outcome_groups_ids)
+        .joins(:learning_outcome_content)
+        .joins("INNER JOIN #{LearningOutcomeGroup.quoted_table_name} AS logs
               ON logs.id = content_tags.associated_asset_id")
 
       if args[:search_query]
@@ -73,13 +102,20 @@ module Outcomes
       Rails.cache.delete(context_timestamp_cache_key) if improved_outcomes_management?
     end
 
+    def self.supported_languages
+      # cache this in the class since this won't change so much
+      @supported_languages ||= ContentTag.connection.execute(
+        'SELECT cfgname FROM pg_ts_config'
+      ).to_a.map {|r| r['cfgname']}
+    end
+
     private
 
     def total_outcomes_for(learning_outcome_group_id, args={})
       learning_outcome_groups_ids = children_ids(learning_outcome_group_id) << learning_outcome_group_id
 
-      relation = ContentTag.active.learning_outcome_links.
-        where(associated_asset_id: learning_outcome_groups_ids)
+      relation = ContentTag.active.learning_outcome_links
+        .where(associated_asset_id: learning_outcome_groups_ids)
 
       if args[:search_query]
         relation = relation.joins(:learning_outcome_content)
@@ -90,18 +126,33 @@ module Outcomes
     end
 
     def add_search_query(relation, search_query)
-      search_query_tokens = search_query.split(' ')
+      # Tried to check if the lang is supported in the same query
+      # using a CASE WHEN but it wont work because it'll
+      # parse to_tsvector with the not supported lang, and it'll throw an error
 
-      short_description_query = ContentTag.sanitize_sql_array(["#{SHORT_DESCRIPTION} ~* ANY(array[?])", search_query_tokens])
+      sql = if self.class.supported_languages.include?(lang)
+        ContentTag.sanitize_sql_array([<<~SQL.squish, lang, search_query])
+          SELECT unnest(tsvector_to_array(to_tsvector(?, ?))) as token
+        SQL
+      else
+        ContentTag.sanitize_sql_array([<<~SQL.squish, search_query])
+          SELECT unnest(tsvector_to_array(to_tsvector(?))) as token
+        SQL
+      end
+
+      search_query_tokens = ContentTag.connection.execute(sql).to_a.map {|r| r['token']}.uniq
+
+      short_description_query = ContentTag.sanitize_sql_array(["#{SHORT_DESCRIPTION} ~* ANY(array[?])",
+                                                               search_query_tokens])
       description_query = ContentTag.sanitize_sql_array(["#{DESCRIPTION} ~* ANY(array[?])", search_query_tokens])
 
       relation.where("#{short_description_query} OR #{description_query}")
     end
 
     def add_search_order(relation, search_query)
-      select_query = ContentTag.sanitize_sql_array([<<-SQL, search_query, search_query])
+      select_query = ContentTag.sanitize_sql_array([<<-SQL.squish, search_query, search_query])
         "content_tags".*,
-        GREATEST(public.word_similarity(#{SHORT_DESCRIPTION}, ?), public.word_similarity(#{DESCRIPTION}, ?)) as sim
+        GREATEST(public.word_similarity(?, #{SHORT_DESCRIPTION}), public.word_similarity(?, #{DESCRIPTION})) as sim
       SQL
 
       relation.select(select_query).order(
@@ -127,7 +178,7 @@ module Outcomes
     end
 
     def learning_outcome_group_descendants_query
-      <<-SQL
+      <<-SQL.squish
         WITH RECURSIVE levels AS (
           SELECT id, learning_outcome_group_id AS parent_id
             FROM (#{LearningOutcomeGroup.active.where(context: context).to_sql}) AS data
@@ -163,15 +214,25 @@ module Outcomes
     end
 
     def context_asset_string
-     @_context_asset_string ||= (context || LearningOutcomeGroup.global_root_outcome_group).global_asset_string
+     @context_asset_string ||= (context || LearningOutcomeGroup.global_root_outcome_group).global_asset_string
     end
 
     def improved_outcomes_management?
-      @improved_outcomes_management ||= begin
-        return context.root_account.feature_enabled?(:improved_outcomes_management) if context
-
+      @improved_outcomes_management ||= if context
+        context.root_account.feature_enabled?(:improved_outcomes_management)
+      else
         LoadAccount.default_domain_root_account.feature_enabled?(:improved_outcomes_management)
       end
     end
+
+    def lang
+      # lang can be nil, so we check with instance_variable_defined? method
+      unless instance_variable_defined?("@lang")
+        account = context&.root_account || LoadAccount.default_domain_root_account
+        @lang = MAP_CANVAS_POSTGRES_LOCALES[account.default_locale || "en"]
+      end
+
+      @lang
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/outcomes/learning_outcome_group_children_spec.rb b/spec/lib/outcomes/learning_outcome_group_children_spec.rb
index 04e2a077770..b3f37386c8b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/outcomes/learning_outcome_group_children_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/outcomes/learning_outcome_group_children_spec.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe Outcomes::LearningOutcomeGroupChildren do
   subject { described_class.new(context) }
 
-  # rubocop:disable RSpec/LetSetup
+  # rubocop:disable RSpec/LetSetup, Layout/LineLength
   let!(:context) { Account.default }
   let!(:global_group) { LearningOutcomeGroup.create(title: 'global') }
   let!(:global_group_subgroup) { global_group.child_outcome_groups.build(title: 'global subgroup') }
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe Outcomes::LearningOutcomeGroupChildren do
   let!(:o9) { outcome_model(context: context, outcome_group: g6, title:'Outcome 7.1', short_description: 'Outcome 7.1') }
   let!(:o10) { outcome_model(context: context, outcome_group: g6, title:'Outcome 7.2', short_description: 'Outcome 7.2') }
   let!(:o11) { outcome_model(context: context, outcome_group: g6, title:'Outcome 7.3 mathematic', short_description: 'Outcome 7.3 mathematic') }
-  # rubocop:enable RSpec/LetSetup
+  # rubocop:enable RSpec/LetSetup, Layout/LineLength
 
   # Outcome Structure for visual reference
   # Global
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ describe Outcomes::LearningOutcomeGroupChildren do
 
   describe '#suboutcomes_by_group_id' do
     it 'returns the outcomes ordered by parent group title then outcome short_description' do
-      g_outcomes = subject.suboutcomes_by_group_id(global_group.id).map(&:learning_outcome_content).map(&:short_description)
+      g_outcomes = subject.suboutcomes_by_group_id(global_group.id)
+        .map(&:learning_outcome_content).map(&:short_description)
       expect(g_outcomes).to match_array(['G Outcome 1', 'G Outcome 2'])
       r_outcomes = subject.suboutcomes_by_group_id(g0.id).map(&:learning_outcome_content).map(&:short_description)
       expect(r_outcomes).to match_array(
@@ -226,7 +227,8 @@ describe Outcomes::LearningOutcomeGroupChildren do
       subject { described_class.new }
 
       it 'returns global outcomes' do
-        outcomes = subject.suboutcomes_by_group_id(global_group.id).map(&:learning_outcome_content).map(&:short_description)
+        outcomes = subject.suboutcomes_by_group_id(global_group.id).map(&:learning_outcome_content)
+          .map(&:short_description)
         expect(outcomes).to match_array(['G Outcome 1', 'G Outcome 2'])
       end
     end
@@ -258,13 +260,15 @@ describe Outcomes::LearningOutcomeGroupChildren do
           outcome_group: g1,
           title: "FO.3",
           description: 'apply their growing knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes (etymology and morphology)'\
-                       ' as listed in English Appendix 1, both to read aloud and to understand the meaning of new words they meet'
+                       ' as listed in English Appendix 1, both to read aloud and to understand the meaning of new wor'\
+                       'ds they meet'
         )
         outcome_model(
           context: context,
           outcome_group: g1,
           title: "HT.ML.1.1",
-          description: '<p>Pellentesque&nbsp;habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.</p>'
+          description: '<p>Pellentesque&nbsp;habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis e'\
+                       'gestas.</p>'
         )
         outcome_model(
           context: context,
@@ -275,42 +279,141 @@ describe Outcomes::LearningOutcomeGroupChildren do
       end
 
       it "filters title with non-alphanumerical chars" do
-        outcomes = subject.suboutcomes_by_group_id(g1.id, {search_query: "LA.1"}).map(&:learning_outcome_content).map(&:short_description)
+        outcomes = subject.suboutcomes_by_group_id(g1.id, {search_query: "LA.1"})
+          .map(&:learning_outcome_content).map(&:short_description)
         expect(outcomes).to eql([
           "LA.1.1.1", "LA.1.1.1.1"
         ])
       end
 
       it "filters description with text content" do
-        outcomes = subject.suboutcomes_by_group_id(g1.id, {search_query: "knowledge"}).map(&:learning_outcome_content).map(&:short_description)
+        outcomes = subject.suboutcomes_by_group_id(g1.id, {search_query: "knowledge"})
+          .map(&:learning_outcome_content).map(&:short_description)
         expect(outcomes).to eql([
-          'LA.1.1.1', 'FO.3'
+          'FO.3', 'LA.1.1.1'
         ])
       end
 
       it "filters description with html content" do
-        outcomes = subject.suboutcomes_by_group_id(g1.id, {search_query: "Pellentesque"}).map(&:learning_outcome_content).map(&:short_description)
+        outcomes = subject.suboutcomes_by_group_id(g1.id, {search_query: "Pellentesque"})
+          .map(&:learning_outcome_content).map(&:short_description)
         expect(outcomes).to eql([
           'HT.ML.1.1'
         ])
       end
 
       it "filters more than 1 word" do
-        outcomes = subject.suboutcomes_by_group_id(g1.id, {search_query: "LA.1.1 Pellentesque"}).map(&:learning_outcome_content).map(&:short_description)
+        outcomes = subject.suboutcomes_by_group_id(g1.id, {search_query: "LA.1.1 Pellentesque"})
+          .map(&:learning_outcome_content).map(&:short_description)
         expect(outcomes).to eql([
+          "HT.ML.1.1",
           "LA.1.1.1",
-          "LA.1.1.1.1",
-          "HT.ML.1.1"
+          "LA.1.1.1.1"
         ])
       end
 
       it "filters when words aren't all completed" do
-        outcomes = subject.suboutcomes_by_group_id(g1.id, {search_query: "recog awe"}).map(&:learning_outcome_content).map(&:short_description)
+        outcomes = subject.suboutcomes_by_group_id(g1.id, {search_query: "recog awe"})
+          .map(&:learning_outcome_content).map(&:short_description)
         expect(outcomes).to eql([
-          "HT.ML.1.2",
-          "LA.2.2.1.2"
+          "LA.2.2.1.2",
+          "HT.ML.1.2"
         ])
       end
+
+      context 'when lang is portuguese' do
+        it "filters outcomes removing portuguese stop words" do
+          account = context.root_account
+          account.default_locale = "pt-BR"
+          account.save!
+
+          outcome_model(
+            context: context,
+            outcome_group: g1,
+            title: "will bring",
+            description: '<p>Um texto <b>portugues</b>.</p>'
+          )
+          outcome_model(
+            context: context,
+            outcome_group: g1,
+            title: "won't bring",
+            description: '<p>Um animal bonito.</p>'
+          )
+
+          outcomes = subject.suboutcomes_by_group_id(
+            g1.id, {
+              search_query: "Um portugues"
+            }
+          ).map(&:learning_outcome_content).map(&:short_description)
+
+          expect(outcomes).to eql([
+            "will bring"
+          ])
+        end
+
+        context 'when context is nil' do
+          subject { described_class.new }
+
+          it 'filters outcomes removing portuguese stop words' do
+            account = Account.default
+            account.default_locale = "pt-BR"
+            account.save!
+
+            outcome_model(
+              global: true,
+              title: "will bring",
+              description: '<p>Um texto <b>portugues</b>.</p>'
+            )
+            outcome_model(
+              global: true,
+              title: "won't bring",
+              description: '<p>Um animal bonito.</p>'
+            )
+
+            outcomes = subject.suboutcomes_by_group_id(
+              LearningOutcomeGroup.find_or_create_root(nil, true).id, {
+                search_query: "Um portugues"
+              }
+            ).map(&:learning_outcome_content).map(&:short_description)
+
+            expect(outcomes).to eql([
+              "will bring"
+            ])
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when lang is not supported' do
+        before do
+          account = context.root_account
+          account.default_locale = "pl" # polski
+          account.save!
+        end
+
+        it "filters outcomes normally" do
+          outcome_model(
+            context: context,
+            outcome_group: g1,
+            title: "will bring",
+            description: '<p>Um texto <b>portugues</b>.</p>'
+          )
+          outcome_model(
+            context: context,
+            outcome_group: g1,
+            title: "will bring too",
+            description: '<p>Um animal bonito.</p>'
+          )
+
+          outcomes = subject.suboutcomes_by_group_id(
+            g1.id, {search_query: "Um portugues"}
+          ).map(&:learning_outcome_content).map(&:short_description)
+
+          expect(outcomes).to eql([
+            "will bring",
+            "will bring too"
+          ])
+        end
+      end
     end
   end