Portuguese (português)
Portuguese (pt, por) is a world language. Wikidata records about 254.3M speakers. It is written in Latin script and Portuguese alphabet. It is an official language in 9 countries, including Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea.
Brazilian and European Portuguese differ in vocabulary, pronouns (você/tu) and spelling after the 1990 Orthographic Agreement. Always confirm the target market.
Expect text translated from English into Portuguese to grow by roughly 15–30%, which matters for layouts, subtitles and page counts.
In the United States, 1,020,725 people aged 5+ speak Portuguese at home (Census ACS), and 369,233 of them (36%) speak English less than "very well" — a key indicator of demand for Portuguese translators and interpreters.
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Where Portuguese is official
- Angola
- Brazil
- Cape Verde
- Equatorial Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mozambique
- Portugal
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Timor-Leste
Rates for Portuguese translation
Portuguese falls in our major western european band: roughly $0.08–$0.16 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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