correo de confirmación
/koreo de konfiɾmaθjon/from spelling rules
The English phrase "confirmation email" is translated into Spanish as correo de confirmación.
This phrase refers to an email sent to a user to verify that an action, such as a booking or registration, has been completed.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of correo (mail/email), de (of) and confirmación (confirmation).
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, only the noun correo is changed to correos. The noun confirmación remains singular because it describes the type of email.
Did you know?
- While correo means 'mail' or 'email' today, it originally referred to the 'courier' or the person who delivered the messages.
- If you are looking for your correo de confirmación in a Spanish inbox, you should check the spam folder, but many Spanish speakers also call it the correo no deseado, literally 'undesired mail'.
- The word confirmación comes from the Latin cōnfirmātiōnem, which shares a common ancestor with the English word 'firm'.
Examples in context
- He recibido un correo de confirmación.I have received a confirmation email.
- Revisa tu correo de confirmación.Check your confirmation email.
- No he recibido el correo de confirmación.I haven't received the confirmation email.
- El correo de confirmación llegará pronto.The confirmation email will arrive soon.
Example conversation
Alejandro is helping María register for a website.
- Alejandro¿Recibiste el correo de confirmación?Did you receive the confirmation email?
- MaríaNo, todavía no me ha llegado nada.No, nothing has arrived for me yet.
- AlejandroEspera un momento, tal vez sea lento.Wait a moment, maybe it is slow.
- MaríaAh, ¡ya apareció el correo de confirmación!Ah, the confirmation email just appeared!
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries confirmación, correo, de, CC BY-SA 4.0.
