Match Rate匹配率
Match rate is the percentage of source content in a project that can be retrieved from a translation memory at a given similarity threshold, such as exact, fuzzy, or no match, after analysis against existing translation units. It is used in translation pricing and planning to estimate how much new translation is required versus how much existing approved content can be reused or edited.
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Where this term appears
Match rate appears in translation memory analysis reports generated by CAT tools before a project is quoted or assigned. Project managers use it to apply word-count discounts, set fuzzy-match thresholds, and compare output from different engines or TMs when deciding between machine translation post-editing and human translation.
Translation checks
A common mistake is treating a high fuzzy-match rate as if it means most content is ready to use, when in reality each fuzzy segment may require extensive editing and QA. Conversely, ignoring match rate entirely can cause clients to pay full per-word rates for repeated or previously translated content that a TM could have leveraged.
Keep the term aligned across your files
Creative and consumer content needs accurate meaning as well as tone and context. Subtitles, interfaces and voice scripts also require checks for timing, character limits and pronunciation.
Provide approved terms and previous translations with the source files. Agree how variants, ambiguous wording and revisions will be reviewed. Terminology maintenance and any termbase handback are confirmed in the project scope. See the 8-step AI + expert workflow.
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Include the source and target languages, file types, intended use, deadline and any approved termbase. Agree handling before sending sensitive files. Acknowledged in 4 hours, quoted in 24.
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