Bokmål (bokmål)
Bokmål (nb, nob) is a world language. Wikidata records about 4M speakers. It is written in Dano-Norwegian alphabet and Latin script. It is an official language in 1 country, including Norway.
Norwegian has two written standards, Bokmål and Nynorsk; most commercial work is Bokmål.
Expect text translated from English into Bokmål to grow by roughly 5–15%, which matters for layouts, subtitles and page counts.
Translation guides
Where Bokmål is official
- Norway
Rates for Bokmål translation
Bokmål falls in our nordic & dutch band: roughly $0.12–$0.24 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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