Updated on March 6, 2024
Rating is a term that has become an integral part of our daily lives, used to express the level of quality, satisfaction, or approval of a wide range of things, from movies and restaurants to products and services. Its significance lies in its ability to provide a quick and easy way to communicate our opinions and experiences to others.
The concept of rating has a long and rich history, dating back to ancient civilizations where goods and services were evaluated through a system of ratings. In modern times, the advent of the internet and digital technology has only served to increase the importance of ratings, with online reviews and ratings now playing a crucial role in shaping consumer decisions.
Understanding the translation of rating in different languages is not only interesting but can also be incredibly useful for anyone looking to expand their cultural knowledge or do business in a global marketplace. Here are a few examples:
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Afrikaans | gradering | ||
"Gradering" can also mean grading or sorting in English. | |||
Amharic | ደረጃ መስጠት | ||
The term is also used to signify a star rating. | |||
Hausa | kimantawa | ||
The word "kimantawa" is derived from the Hausa word "kimanta," which means "to assess" or "to estimate." | |||
Igbo | ogo | ||
The term 'ogo' also signifies 'a person with a reputation' in Igbo | |||
Malagasy | rating | ||
The Malagasy word 'rating' can also mean 'estimation' or 'value'. | |||
Nyanja (Chichewa) | mlingo | ||
The word 'mlingo' also means 'a small bell' in Nyanja. | |||
Shona | chiyero | ||
In Zimbabwean Ndebele, "ihlango" also means "rating" and "tax". | |||
Somali | qiimeynta | ||
The Somali word "qiimeynta" is derived from the Arabic word "qīmāt", meaning "price" or "value", and carries the additional connotation of "evaluation" or "assessment". | |||
Sesotho | tekanyetso | ||
Tekanyetso derives from ho tekanya (to rate or evaluate), and suggests a measure of value or quality. | |||
Swahili | rating | ||
In Swahili, "rating" can also refer to a group or team of people. | |||
Xhosa | inqanaba | ||
Inqanaba is also a word used to describe an unmarried adult woman | |||
Yoruba | igbelewọn | ||
Igbelewọn is a Yoruba word which means 'rating', 'opinion', or 'reputation' | |||
Zulu | isilinganiso | ||
The word 'isilinganiso' can also mean 'comparison' or 'proportion' in Zulu. | |||
Bambara | jatebɔ | ||
Ewe | dzidzedzekpɔkpɔ | ||
Kinyarwanda | amanota | ||
Lingala | kopesa motuya na yango | ||
Luganda | okugereka ebipimo | ||
Sepedi | tekanyetšo | ||
Twi (Akan) | rating | ||
Arabic | تقييم | ||
"تقييم" is also the verbal noun of "to evaluate" or "to assess" in Arabic. | |||
Hebrew | דֵרוּג | ||
דֵרוּג (rating) also means a series of steps or ranks, or a gradual increase or decrease. | |||
Pashto | درجه بندي | ||
The word "درجه بندي" in Pashto can also mean "grade", "class", "level", or "category". | |||
Arabic | تقييم | ||
"تقييم" is also the verbal noun of "to evaluate" or "to assess" in Arabic. |
Albanian | vlerësimi | ||
"Vlerësimi" derives from Latin "valuta" and also means "value" in modern Albanian. | |||
Basque | balorazioa | ||
Balorazioa, a loanword from Spanish, can mean both | |||
Catalan | qualificació | ||
In Spanish, "calificación" does not only mean "rating" but also "school grade." | |||
Croatian | ocjena | ||
The word "ocjena" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *ocěna, which means "appraisal" or "assessment". | |||
Danish | bedømmelse | ||
The word "bedømmelse" can also refer to an evaluation or assessment of something or someone's performance, value, or quality. | |||
Dutch | beoordeling | ||
The word "beoordeling" in Dutch is derived from the Old Dutch word "beorden", meaning "to judge" or "to determine". | |||
English | rating | ||
The word "rating" can also refer to the amount of money paid to a person in exchange for their service. | |||
French | évaluation | ||
In French, "évaluation" can also mean "the act of evaluating," "assessment," or "appraisal." | |||
Frisian | wurdearring | ||
The word wurdearring is derived from the Old Frisian word "wurding," meaning "value" or "worth." | |||
Galician | clasificación | ||
In Galician, "clasificación" not only means "rating" but also refers to a "schedule", "list", or "ranking." | |||
German | bewertung | ||
In the context of stocks, the German word "Bewertung" can mean either "valuation" or "rating". | |||
Icelandic | einkunn | ||
The word "einkunn" can also mean "income" or "taxable income" in Icelandic. | |||
Irish | rátáil | ||
Rátáil can also mean 'a calculating or estimating,' 'a reckoning,' 'a counting,' or 'a reckoning of time or number'. | |||
Italian | valutazione | ||
"Valutazione" is derived from the Latin "valere" (to be worth) and can also mean "assessment" or "evaluation". | |||
Luxembourgish | bewäertung | ||
Bewäertung is a compound word that derives from bewähren + -ung, meaning 'to prove' + 'action' and is used in Luxembourgish to refer to the action of assessing something or someone. | |||
Maltese | klassifikazzjoni | ||
The Maltese word "klassifikazzjoni" originates from the Italian "classificazione" and is also used in English with the meaning "act of classifying. | |||
Norwegian | vurdering | ||
'Vurdering' is an umbrella term for the evaluation of an object in various systems and disciplines, ranging from academic grades to safety ratings. | |||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | avaliação | ||
The word "Avaliação" comes from the Latin "advalidare", meaning "to make valid", and also means "assessment" or "evaluation". | |||
Scots Gaelic | rangachadh | ||
The Scots Gaelic word "rangachadh" can also refer to "arrangement" or "order". | |||
Spanish | clasificación | ||
The Spanish term "clasificación" can also refer to "sorting", or a system for organizing information. | |||
Swedish | betyg | ||
"Betyg" also refers to a type of certificate or diploma issued by a school or university. | |||
Welsh | sgôr | ||
Other meanings of "sgôr" include "score", "evaluation", and "judgment". |
Belarusian | рэйтынг | ||
The word "рэйтынг" in Belarusian comes from the English word "rating", which originally meant "assessment" or "evaluation". | |||
Bosnian | rejting | ||
The word "rejting" in Bosnian can also refer to a television program's popularity. | |||
Bulgarian | рейтинг | ||
The Bulgarian word "рейтинг" can also refer to "credit score" or "grade."} | |||
Czech | hodnocení | ||
The Czech word "hodnocení" can also mean "assessment" or "evaluation". | |||
Estonian | hinnang | ||
The word "hinnang" can also mean "assessment" | |||
Finnish | luokitus | ||
"Luokitus" comes from the word "luokka" meaning "a class or a group", which derives further from the verb "lukea" meaning "to count". | |||
Hungarian | értékelés | ||
"Értékelés" [rating] is an action, a noun formed from the infinitive verb "értékel" [to rate, to value] which is cognate with the Finnish word "arviointi" [evaluation], both ultimately deriving from the Proto-Germanic root "*wurdijan" [to become] | |||
Latvian | vērtējums | ||
"Vērtējums" is derived from the verb "vērtēt" meaning "to assess," and is related to the word "vērtība," which can refer to value or worth. | |||
Lithuanian | įvertinimas | ||
The word "įvertinimas" can also mean "assessment" or "grade". | |||
Macedonian | рејтинг | ||
The rating of a film can refer to its critical reception by film critics or by the general public. | |||
Polish | ocena | ||
"Ocena" in Polish also refers to the appraisal of someone's abilities, behavior, or work. | |||
Romanian | evaluare | ||
The Romanian word "evaluare" derives from the Latin "evalere" (to be strong), hence its implication of strength or power. | |||
Russian | рейтинг | ||
The word "рейтинг" comes from the English word "rating", which means an evaluation of the quality or worth of something. | |||
Serbian | рејтинг | ||
In Serbian, "rejting" can also refer to the audience popularity of a radio or television program. | |||
Slovak | hodnotenie | ||
"Hodnotenie" comes from the verb "hodnotiť", akin to "goden", "hoden" meaning "worthy". | |||
Slovenian | oceno | ||
The word 'oceno' is derived from the Old Slavic word 'ocěna' meaning 'assessment' or 'valuation'. | |||
Ukrainian | рейтинг | ||
"Рейтинг" (reйтинг) has the alternate meaning "assessment" and comes from the German "Rating". |
Bengali | রেটিং | ||
The word "রেটিং" is derived from the English word "rating", which means "an assessment of the quality or value of something". | |||
Gujarati | રેટિંગ | ||
Hindi | रेटिंग | ||
In Hindi, "रेटिंग" also refers to the evaluation of astrological charts. | |||
Kannada | ರೇಟಿಂಗ್ | ||
ರೇಟಿಂಗ್ (rating) is derived from the English word 'rate', which means to assess or evaluate. | |||
Malayalam | റേറ്റിംഗ് | ||
In Malayalam, 'റേറ്റിംഗ്' or 'rating' is derived from the English word 'rating' and can also refer to rent or charges for occupying a property. | |||
Marathi | रेटिंग | ||
In Marathi the word "రేటింగ్" means measurement, value, size, and worth. | |||
Nepali | रेटिंग | ||
The Nepali word 'रेटिंग' is derived from the English word 'rating', which has multiple meanings such as assessment, evaluation, or classification. | |||
Punjabi | ਰੇਟਿੰਗ | ||
The word 'ਰੇਟਿੰਗ' (rating) in Punjabi is borrowed from English and does not have any alternate meanings beyond 'rating'. | |||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | ශ්රේණිගත කිරීම | ||
Tamil | மதிப்பீடு | ||
Telugu | రేటింగ్ | ||
The word "రేటింగ్" (rating) can also refer to a tax or levy, or to the process of estimating the value of something. | |||
Urdu | درجہ بندی | ||
In addition to its meaning as 'rating', "درجہ بندی" also means "shelf" or "pigeon hole" in certain contexts. |
Chinese (Simplified) | 评分 | ||
评分 (píngfèn) literally means 'to judge fairly' and can also mean 'to estimate' or 'evaluate'. | |||
Chinese (Traditional) | 評分 | ||
評分 (píngfèn) can also mean 'grade' or 'score'. | |||
Japanese | 評価 | ||
Originally written "可否定", 評価 (hyouka) later came to mean "evaluation" from "assessment of right and wrong." | |||
Korean | 평가 | ||
"평가" is a Korean word meaning "evaluation", but it can also refer to "appraisal" or "grade". | |||
Mongolian | үнэлгээ | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) | အဆင့်သတ်မှတ်ချက် | ||
Indonesian | peringkat | ||
"Peringkat" means "rank" in Indonesian but can also refer to a "tax" or "assessment". | |||
Javanese | rating | ||
In Javanese, "rating" can also refer to "the process of evaluating or estimating something's value or quality". | |||
Khmer | ការវាយតំលៃ | ||
The verb 'rate' derives from the Latin word rata, which means 'fixed' or 'determined'. | |||
Lao | ການໃຫ້ຄະແນນ | ||
Malay | penilaian | ||
"Penilaian" also means "assessment", "evaluation", or "judgment". | |||
Thai | คะแนน | ||
The Thai word "คะแนน" originates from the Sanskrit word "karana" meaning "cause" or "reason." | |||
Vietnamese | xếp hạng | ||
"Xếp hạng" also means "order" or "sequence" in Vietnamese, derived from the Chinese characters " xếp ", meaning "arrange", and " hạng ", meaning "group" or "level". | |||
Filipino (Tagalog) | marka | ||
Azerbaijani | reytinq | ||
The Azerbaijani word "reytinq" derives from the English "rating" and also denotes a list in Azerbaijani. | |||
Kazakh | рейтинг | ||
The Kazakh word "рейтинг" derives from the English word "rating" and also means "slope" or "incline". | |||
Kyrgyz | рейтинг | ||
The word "рейтинг" in Kyrgyz can also mean "assessment" or "evaluation". | |||
Tajik | рейтинг | ||
The word "рейтинг" can also be translated as "ranking" or "evaluation" in Tajik. | |||
Turkmen | reýting | ||
Uzbek | reyting | ||
The word "reyting" also means "reputation" in Uzbek. | |||
Uyghur | باھا | ||
Hawaiian | pālākiō | ||
The word "pālākiō" also means "to rate" or "to appraise". | |||
Maori | whakatauranga | ||
Whakatauranga can also mean a place where there's a view over something, like an outlook. | |||
Samoan | fua faatatau | ||
There is no known etymology or alternate meanings for the Samoan word "fua faatatau". | |||
Tagalog (Filipino) | marka | ||
The word "marka" in Tagalog can also refer to a "brand" or a "trademark". |
Aymara | uñakipaña | ||
Guarani | calificación rehegua | ||
Esperanto | takso | ||
The Esperanto word "takso" also means "taxi" in some languages, such as Greek. | |||
Latin | rating | ||
In Latin, "rating" ("ratio") originally meant "reckoning" or "calculation" |
Greek | εκτίμηση | ||
"Εκτίμηση" comes from the Ancient Greek verb "τιμάω", meaning "to honor, value, prize". | |||
Hmong | kev ntsuas | ||
"Kev ntsuas" is also the measurement of something; its quantity or size; a standard of judgment or estimation. | |||
Kurdish | nirxandin | ||
In Kurdish, "nirxandin" primarily means "pricing" or "valuation", but can also denote "ranking" or "assessing the value of something". | |||
Turkish | değerlendirme | ||
"Değerlendirme" means "evaluation" in Turkish, but it can also mean "assessment" or "review". | |||
Xhosa | inqanaba | ||
Inqanaba is also a word used to describe an unmarried adult woman | |||
Yiddish | ראַנג | ||
"ראַנג" is derived from the German "rang"} | |||
Zulu | isilinganiso | ||
The word 'isilinganiso' can also mean 'comparison' or 'proportion' in Zulu. | |||
Assamese | ৰেটিং | ||
Aymara | uñakipaña | ||
Bhojpuri | रेटिंग दिहल गइल बा | ||
Dhivehi | ރޭޓިންގް | ||
Dogri | रेटिंग दी | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) | marka | ||
Guarani | calificación rehegua | ||
Ilocano | rating | ||
Krio | raytin | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) | ڕیزبەندی | ||
Maithili | रेटिंग | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) | ꯔꯦꯇꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo | rating a ni | ||
Oromo | sadarkaa kennuu | ||
Odia (Oriya) | ମୂଲ୍ୟାୟନ | ||
Quechua | calificación nisqa | ||
Sanskrit | रेटिंग् | ||
Tatar | рейтингы | ||
Tigrinya | ደረጃ ምሃብ | ||
Tsonga | ku ringanisa | ||