Ukrainian (українська мова)
Ukrainian (uk, ukr) is a world language. Wikidata records about 26.9M speakers. It is written in Cyrillic script. It is an official language in 1 country, including Ukraine.
Ukrainian is distinct from Russian in vocabulary, grammar and letters (ґ, є, і, ї). Never machine-convert from Russian — clients and readers notice.
Expect text translated from English into Ukrainian to grow by roughly 10–25%, which matters for layouts, subtitles and page counts.
In the United States, 440,589 people aged 5+ speak Ukrainian at home (Census ACS), and 175,390 of them (40%) speak English less than "very well" — a key indicator of demand for Ukrainian translators and interpreters.
Translation guides
Where Ukrainian is official
- Ukraine
Rates for Ukrainian translation
Ukrainian 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 →
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