When you ask a translation agency for a quote, you will certainly hear the term “standard page”. Translation volume and price are based on it – not on the number of physical A4 sheets.
What is a standard page?
One standard page is 1,800 characters with spaces (or 1,500 without). It is a conventional unit that makes comparing differently formatted documents fair.
How to calculate your text's volume?
Open the document in Word, select all the text and choose Tools (or Review) → Word Count → Characters (with spaces). Divide the character count by 1,800 to get the volume in standard pages.
Why does the finished translation's volume differ?
Volume often changes during translation. For example, German to Estonian shrinks by about 10%, Estonian to Russian grows by about 20%. The price is therefore usually based on the source text, so the quote is known in advance.
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