English–Spanish

“documents” in Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/dokumentaˈθjon/

Example

Necesito la documentación para el viaje.

I need the documents for the trip.

Illustration for documentación (documents)

How to say “documents” in Spanish

“Documents” in Spanish is documentación.

A set of official papers that back a procedure, trip, or administrative request.

Full entry for documentación: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with documentación

La documentación oficial tardó una semana.

The official documentation took a week.

Tips for using documentación

  • False friend with English documentation: in Spanish documentación usually means official or legal papers rather than technical manuals, and in informal speech people often say papeles.

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