Estonian (eesti keel)

Estonian (et, est) is a world language. Wikidata records about 1.3M speakers. It is written in Latin script. It is an official language in 1 country, including Estonia.

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

Where Estonian is official

• Estonia

Rates for Estonian translation

Estonian falls in our central & eastern european band: roughly $0.07–$0.15 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 →