Yiddish (יידיש)

Yiddish (yi, yid) belongs to the Jewish languages. Wikidata records about 1M speakers. It is written in Hebrew alphabet and Hebrew-script-based alphabet.

In the United States, 609,943 people aged 5+ speak Yiddish at home (Census ACS), and 202,088 of them (33%) speak English less than "very well" — a key indicator of demand for Yiddish translators and interpreters.

Rates for Yiddish translation

Yiddish falls in our lesser-diffused languages band: roughly $0.12–$0.28 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 Yiddish is spoken in the US, state by state →