What are Processed Words?
Processed Words measure the first time a human translator interacts with content in a workflow. A word counts as a Processed Word when a human linguist creates, edits, or reviews a translation and saves it — even if no changes are made. Each string is only counted once per target locale, regardless of how many times it is subsequently edited.
What counts as Processed Words
| Scenario | Counted as Processed Words? |
|---|---|
| A translator saves a translation (with or without changes) | Yes |
| Copy source to target workflow with at least one human step | Yes (but not counted as MT Usage) |
| Copy source to target workflow with no human steps | No (also not counted as MT Usage) |
| Imported translations that move to Published without edits | No |
| Imported translations edited by a translator | Yes |
| SmartMatched translations (no subsequent edits) | No |
| SmartMatched translations later edited by a translator | Yes |
| Repetitions within a job not de-duplicated upon upload | Yes |
| Pseudo translations | No |
| AIT workflow translations | No |
| AI Review step in AIHT workflows (with an active AI Subscription) | No |
The Processed Words Report
The report records the daily number of words translated for the first time in a specific project, either via a Translator or third-party provider.
Strings are only counted once for each target locale. Retranslating a string which has already been counted for that locale will not cause it to be counted again.
Fuzzy Match scores do not affect the Processed Word count.
If content goes directly to the published step (e.g., through SmartMatch or translation import), it does not count as processed words. However, if the published translations are later edited, the changes will count as processed words, but no credit will be given and they won’t be counted in the Word Count Report.
You may notice a time difference/lag between what you see in the Processed Words Report versus the Word Count Report. For example, if a Translator translated strings on a Monday, but only submitted the strings on a Tuesday:
- The Processed Words Report will indicate that they were worked on, on the Monday.
- The Word Count Report will show Tuesday.
Use Cases
The Processed Words Report is commonly used for billing forecasting purposes. For example, an Account Owner may wish to see how many processed words they had for a quarter, or a year, to plan for future allocations.
Accessing The Processed Words Report
The Processed Words Report is available to Account Owners and Project Managers on Enterprise accounts.
- Go to Reports > Processed Words
- Under Locale Name, select the language(s)you wish to include in the report
- Under Action Date, select the date range you wish to include in the report, from presets or custom ranges
- Click the update icon to run the report
- To obtain an offline version of the report, click the ellipsis and select Download or schedule a delivery of the report directly to your inbox