Basque Language: Facts for Translators

Basque (eu, eus) belongs to the Basque languages. Wikidata records about 750K speakers. It is written in Basque alphabet and Latin script.

Expect text translated from English into Basque to grow by roughly 10–25%, which matters for layouts, subtitles and page counts.

750K

Speakers

+10…+25%

Text length vs English

$0.12–0.28

Indicative rate / word

Rates for Basque translation

Basque falls in our lesser-diffused languages band: roughly $0.12–$0.28 per word for general commercial work. These are indicative ranges, not quotes — specialised, certified and rush work costs more, and literary translation is usually priced per 1,000 words.

For context, the median salaried translator or interpreter in the US earned $60,170 in May 2025 (BLS). See salaries by state →

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From Wikipedia

Basque is a language spoken by Basques and other residents of the Basque Country, a region that straddles the westernmost Pyrenees in adjacent parts of southwestern France and northern Spain. Basque is Europe's only known language isolate and the only surviving language of Paleo-European origin. The Basques are indigenous to and primarily inhabit the Basque Country. Basque has 806,000 speakers: 93.7% (756,000) are in the Spanish area of the Basque Country and the remaining 6.3% (51,000) are in the French portion.