Polish (język polski)

Polish (pl, pol) is a world language. Wikidata records about 39.7M speakers. It is written in Latin script. It is an official language in 3 countries, including Poland, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Russian Empire.

Polish has seven cases and complex plural forms (1, 2–4, 5+), so string variables need careful handling. Formal Pan/Pani address is common.

Expect text translated from English into Polish to grow by roughly 15–30%, which matters for layouts, subtitles and page counts.

In the United States, 509,126 people aged 5+ speak Polish at home (Census ACS), and 183,009 of them (36%) speak English less than "very well" — a key indicator of demand for Polish translators and interpreters.

Translation guides

• English → Polish translation
• Polish → English translation

Where Polish is official

• Poland
• Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
• Russian Empire

Rates for Polish translation

Polish 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 →

Where Polish is spoken in the US, state by state →