Home > Answers > Why do translation rates vary so much twa1302768071

Why do translation rates vary so much?

What factor affect translation rates?

Add an image

Industry/Domain: Translation & localization
Category: Translation
Created: 16:00, 31 December 1969

Answers (2)

Ramon Ferreyros

I agree 100% with Bojan; and I want to add that low rates always end in a poor quality translation.

10:24, 13 May 2011

Bojan

Well, this is because good translation takes time, experience and good trainings. Someone who has translated millions of words obviously wants to charge more per word than a newbie who's just graduated from college. There are also other factors that affect translation rates such as cost of living and the wage consensus in the target country. Another factor that affects translation rate is the content itself. Marketing and highly technical content take longer to translate so the per word rate is usually higher.

03:54, 14 April 2011

Related terms

save and continue

Translation & localization; Terminology management

When working in one of TermWiki's workbenches, this option ...

International Translation Day

Translation & localization; Translation

International Translation Day is celebrated annually on ...

information mining competence

Translation & localization; Translation

Information mining competences is one of the six ...

translation agency

Translation & localization; Translation

Shakti Enterprise is a translation service provider with ...

European Language Industry Association (ELIA)

Translation & localization; Localization (L10N)

ELIA is a non-profit organization providing a forum for ...

transinterpreter

Language; Linguistics

A TRANSINTERPRETER will be a linguist who works as both, a ...

Creator

Melissa taing

0

Terms

0

Blossaries

1

Followers

Featured blossaries

tula.ndex

0

Terms

51

Blossaries

11

Followers

Amazing Feats

Category: Culture 1

9 Terms

tim.zhaotianqi

0

Terms

40

Blossaries

4

Followers

Yamaha Digital Piano

Category: Entertainment 1

5 Terms

SharfuddinR

0

Terms

11

Blossaries

2

Followers

Our Planet-our environment

Category: Science 2

8 Terms

farooq92

0

Terms

47

Blossaries

3

Followers

Top Restaurants in Lahore

Category: Food 1

9 Terms

Silentchapel

0

Terms

95

Blossaries

10

Followers

Paintings by Albrecht Dürer

Category: Arts 2

19 Terms

akozhukhov

0

Terms

1

Blossaries

1

Followers

Ukrainian judicial system

Category: Law 1

21 Terms