Icelandic (Íslenska)

Icelandic (is, isl) is a world language. Wikidata records about 321K speakers. It is written in Icelandic alphabet and Latin script. It is an official language in 1 country, including Iceland.

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

Where Icelandic is official

• Iceland

Rates for Icelandic translation

Icelandic 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 →