diff --git a/docs/content/content/multilingual.md b/docs/content/content/multilingual.md
index f5ff46f9c..7e1df45e1 100644
--- a/docs/content/content/multilingual.md
+++ b/docs/content/content/multilingual.md
@@ -93,13 +93,12 @@ By having the same _base file name_, the content pieces are linked together as t
 To create a list of links to translated content, use a template similar to this:
 
 ```
-{{ $translations := .Translations }} 
-{{ if gt (len $translations) 0 }}
+{{ if .IsTranslated }}
 <h4>{{ i18n "translations" }}</h4>
 <ul>
-    {{ range $translations }}
+    {{ range .Translations }}
     <li>
-        <a href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .Lang }}: {{ .Title }}</a>
+        <a href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .Lang }}: {{ .Title }}{{ if .IsPage }} ({{ i18n "wordCount" . }}){{ end }}</a>
     </li>
     {{ end}}
 </ul>
diff --git a/hugolib/node.go b/hugolib/node.go
index 53c22af13..780190ec6 100644
--- a/hugolib/node.go
+++ b/hugolib/node.go
@@ -271,10 +271,16 @@ func (n *Node) Translations() Nodes {
 			translations = append(translations, t)
 		}
 	}
-
 	return translations
 }
 
+// IsTranslated returns whether this node is translated to
+// other language(s).
+func (n *Node) IsTranslated() bool {
+	n.initTranslations()
+	return len(n.translations) > 1
+}
+
 func (n *Node) initTranslations() {
 	n.translationsInit.Do(func() {
 		if n.translations != nil {
diff --git a/hugolib/page.go b/hugolib/page.go
index 74f51c0bb..b09e2b1f7 100644
--- a/hugolib/page.go
+++ b/hugolib/page.go
@@ -531,6 +531,12 @@ func (p *Page) AllTranslations() Pages {
 	return p.translations
 }
 
+// IsTranslated returns whether this content file is translated to
+// other language(s).
+func (p *Page) IsTranslated() bool {
+	return len(p.translations) > 1
+}
+
 // Translations returns the translations excluding the current Page.
 func (p *Page) Translations() Pages {
 	translations := make(Pages, 0)