Norwegian (norsk)

Norwegian (no, nor) is a world language. Wikidata records about 5.2M speakers. It is written in Latin script. It is an official language in 1 country, including Norway.

Expect text translated from English into Norwegian to grow by roughly 5–15%, which matters for layouts, subtitles and page counts.

Translation guides

• English → Norwegian translation
• Norwegian → English translation

Where Norwegian is official

• Norway

Rates for Norwegian translation

Norwegian 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 →