facturación
/faɡtuɾaˈθjon/
The English phrase "airport check-in" is translated into Spanish as facturación.
facturación refers to the process of checking in. If you need to use a verb to express the action of checking in your bags or yourself at the airport, use facturar. When you are looking for the physical location to check in, you should use the phrase el mostrador de facturación to mean "the check-in desk".
Which one should you use?
While facturación refers to the process of checking in, the specific term for the "boarding pass" you receive during that process is tarjeta de embarque.
How do you pronounce it?
/faɡtuɾaˈθjon/
Did you know?
- The word factura can also mean 'invoice' in a business setting. This means that the person performing the facturación at an airport is, linguistically speaking, someone who is 'invoicing'.
- The word factura shares a root with the English word 'factory'. Both originate from the Latin facere, meaning 'to make' or 'to do'.
- In many Latin American countries, you might hear people use registrar or hacer el check-in instead of facturar. While facturación is the standard term in Spain, English anglicisms are very common in airports across the Americas.
Examples in context
- Antes de volar, debes realizar la facturación en el aeropuerto.Before flying, you must check-in at the airport.
- ¿Ya te registraste en el aeropuerto?Have you already checked in at the airport?
- La facturación comienza a las diez.The check-in begins at ten.
- ¿Dónde está el mostrador de facturación?Where is the check-in counter?
- Debemos ir a la facturación ahora.We must go to the check-in now.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are at the airport preparing to fly.
- DanielSofía, ¿sabes dónde está la facturación?Sofía, do you know where the check-in is?
- SofíaCreo que está por aquel pasillo, Daniel.I think it is down that hallway, Daniel.
- DanielPerfecto, vamos rápido para no perder el vuelo.Perfect, let's go quickly so we don't miss the flight.
- SofíaTienes razón, camina más rápido.You are right, walk faster.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry facturación, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
