confirmação
/kõ.fiʁ.maˈsɐ̃w̃/feminine
The English word "confirmation" is translated into Portuguese as confirmação.
confirmação is used to mean the act of verifying something. While confirmação is the noun, if you want to express the action of confirming, you should use the verb confirmar. In informal spoken situations, if you want to say "okay", "all right" or "agreed" to confirm plans with friends, you might use Certo or Combinado instead of the noun.
Meaning: verification (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
confirmação is a feminine noun. Because it is feminine, any articles or adjectives used with it must also be in the feminine form, such as a confirmação oficial.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 4 syllables, with the stress on the 4th syllable: /kõ.fiʁ.maˈsɐ̃w̃/.
Did you know?
- While confirmação is the literal translation for 'confirmation', the Catholic sacrament of the same name is almost always called Crisma in Portuguese.
- In Brazilian Portuguese, asking if someone can confirmar their presence at a party often implies a request for them to actually show up, not just send a reply.
- When Portuguese speakers use combinado as a form of confirmation, they are literally saying 'combined' or 'arranged', treating the agreement as a shared pact.
Examples in context
- Não temos a confirmação oficial.We don't have the official confirmation.This sentence shows how to use confirmação to talk about official verification.Tatoeba #7066441 by iart61, translation #8991390 by Nylez
- Não houve confirmação independente.There was no independent confirmation.This sentence uses confirmação in the context of independent verification.Tatoeba #11737603 by ajdavidl, translation #5725441 by CM
- Eu fiz uma reserva on-line, mas não recebi o e-mail de confirmação.I made a reservation online but I didn't receive a confirmation email.This sentence demonstrates the use of confirmação when referring to a confirmation email.Tatoeba #6292015 by ianna, translation #7973421 by adiante19
- Vamos sair para jantar hoje à noite? / Certo, que horas?Shall we go out for dinner tonight? / Okay, what time?
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Rodrigo and Camila are discussing a hotel reservation.
- RodrigoCamila, você recebeu a confirmação do hotel?Camila, did you receive the hotel confirmation?
- CamilaAinda não recebi nada, Rodrigo.I haven't received anything yet, Rodrigo.
- RodrigoVou checar se a confirmação está no meu e-mail.I will check if the confirmation is in my email.
- CamilaÓtimo, avise-me se encontrar.Great, let me know if you find it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “confirmation” translations and entries confirmação, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
