German translation services

German translation is priced per word for text and per minute for audiovisual, varying with volume, subject and turnaround — and German's extra length is factored in. Send your files for a free, itemised quote, backed by our Price Match Promise.

Yes. Native German linguists (Germany, Austria or Switzerland as needed) translate and a second reviews every text, so it reads naturally and fits your market.

Yes — German translation, subtitling and voice over from one team, with the extra length condensed to fit reading speeds and timing.

German typically runs about a third longer, so we condense skilfully to hit comfortable reading speeds without losing meaning — it's the main craft in German subtitling.

We set the register up front from your audience and brand — Sie for corporate and institutional, du for younger or informal content — so captions and voice-over address people correctly.

Yes — audiovisual is our specialisation. We deliver spotted SRT/VTT and timed two-column voice-over scripts, plus translated text when you need it.

Longer than you expect, and it varies by content type. German often uses fewer words than English, but noticeably more characters, and expansion of up to a third is common. Short strings suffer worst: a single word label can double in length. Where text has to fit a fixed space, tell us at the brief stage and we will translate within the constraint instead of overflowing it.

Not usually, but it depends on the content. Standard German covers all three for most purposes, with some vocabulary and terminology differences. Switzerland is the notable exception in writing, since Swiss Standard German does not use the letter ß, replacing it with ss throughout. For customer-facing video aimed squarely at one of the three, we recommend a market-specific review.

Most short documents are delivered within 24 to 48 hours. Word count, subject complexity and turnaround all move the date, and your project manager will confirm the timeline at the start.

Less than people expect: the document, script or subtitle file, its word count, what the text is actually for, and the date you need it by. A draft is fine — we would rather quote on what exists than wait for a final version that eats your deadline. A named project manager comes back with an itemised quote, normally within four working hours.

More than half of enquiries get a reply within thirty minutes during office hours (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm UK time), and the itemised quote normally follows within four working hours. After that you have one dedicated project manager who owns the job from brief to final file — not a ticket queue, and not a different name on every email. If it is easier, call +44 207 095 5730 and ask for them by name.

Yes, and it is one of the commonest reasons people get in touch. Tell us it is for a pitch and you get a figure you can put in front of your own client, itemised so it stands up to being picked apart, with no obligation and no follow-up sales calls if the pitch goes elsewhere. If it lands, the quote still holds and we already know the project.