Transpanish review: English-Spanish translation agency

How much does Transpanish charge?

Transpanish publishes no per-word rate: translation is billed per word of the source document, proofreading per word of the translation, and scanned files, layout and certified work per page. Short documents carry a minimum fee. Quotes usually arrive within 6 to 24 hours.

A translator covers 1,300 to 2,000 words a day, or 2,000 to 4,000 words of proofreading. Rush jobs usually cost 20 to 30% more. Transpanish asks for a down payment and a purchase order or signed contract, then payment within 30 days, and unpaid invoices carry a 15% monthly late charge.

Neutral Spanish, or a specific country on request

By default Transpanish writes “neutral” Spanish that follows the Royal Spanish Academy and keeps regional vocabulary to a minimum, so it reads well in Latin America, Spain and the United States. To target one country, such as Mexico, you ask, and the agency says it will do its best. For casual, local-sounding sales copy, ask at the quote stage.

Transpanish volume discounts

Transpanish advertises 10% off up to 5,000 words, 15% from 5,000 to 15,000 words and 20% above that. Discounts do not stack, apply once per customer, exclude certified and AI translations, and the 10% tier applies only to a first order. Nonprofits get discounts too.

Large projects

Multi-file projects get a team of translators, a custom style guide and glossary, and oversight from the director. Translators work in SDL Trados Studio, which reuses segments already translated. A confidentiality agreement is signed on request. The agency also sells machine translation post-editing, AI translation, proofreading and desktop publishing.

Who runs Transpanish

Transpanish, LLC lists an address in Covina, California, a US phone number and an Argentine one, and its domain has existed since 2003. It advertises over twenty years of experience.

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