Standard Translation Services (Non-Certified)

What Standard Translation Covers

Standard translation is a full, human translation of your text into the language you choose. A professional translator reads the whole document, translates it sentence by sentence, and then adjusts wording so that it sounds natural to a reader in the target language. A second linguist reviews the result for errors and omissions before we send it to you.

The aim is a text that reads as if it had been written in the new language. That is different from a certified translation, where the aim is a faithful, exact copy of an official document with a signed statement that it is complete and accurate. With standard translation the translator can choose the natural phrase over the literal one, keep your brand voice, and keep terminology consistent from the first page to the last.

Typical projects include:

• Company documents such as annual reports, policies, proposals, and employee handbooks
• Marketing material such as brochures, product descriptions, newsletters, and ad copy
• Web pages and app text that you plan to publish in another language
• User guides, safety sheets, and technical instructions for staff or customers
• Letters, emails, and personal records you need to understand, not file with an authority
• Course notes, articles, and research summaries for study or internal use

How Per-Word Pricing Adds Up

Standard translation costs $0.05 per word, and the price is the same for every language. The cost depends on the length of your text, not on how many pages it fills. Some examples:

• A 500-word email or short letter: $25
• A 1,000-word brochure or article: $50
• A 5,000-word manual or report: $250
• A 20,000-word handbook: $1,000

Your quote shows the total before you pay, so you can compare it with other options. If a large project is made of many files, upload them together so that terminology stays consistent across all of them.

What Standard Translation Does Not Include

Standard translation is the right choice only when no authority will read your document. It does not include:

• A signed Certificate of Accuracy or any statement of certification
• Formatting that follows the rules of USCIS, UKVI, IRCC, universities, or credential evaluators
• Notarization or an apostille
• The full-refund guarantee for authority rejections, which covers certified translations only
• Design or desktop publishing of complex layouts, which is available on request

Immigration offices, courts, schools, and licensing bodies often ask for a certified translation of birth certificates, marriage certificates, diplomas, transcripts, police records, and similar documents. If you are unsure, read our guide to certified and standard translation, or order the certified translation for USCIS if you are filing in the United States.

If you start with a standard translation and later need a certified one, you can order the certified version of the same document. If you are weighing a machine translation instead, our guide on when AI translation is enough and when it is not explains the risks.

Need Business Translation? Choose by Type

Standard translation is the service behind all of our business and professional translation work. Each type of content has its own page with the details:

• Business document translation: contracts, financial statements, corporate records and HR documents
• Technical translation: manuals, specifications and safety data sheets
• Website translation: websites, online stores and apps, localized for each market
• Marketing translation: campaigns, emails, ads and brochures
• Patent translation: applications, claims and prior art

Writing for a specific market? See English to Spanish translation and Canadian French translation. All business translation is $0.05 per word; see pricing for every rate.