Spanish word

certificado

Pronunciation

IPA/θeɾtifiˈkaðo/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncertificate

Example

¿Tienes el certificado?

Do you have the certificate?

Illustration for certificado (certificate)

More examples

Necesitas presentar el certificado en la oficina.

You need to present the certificate at the office.

Core concept

Stamped document issued by an authority proving a fact or qualification.

Common phrases

  • presentar el certificado

    present the certificate

Similar words

documento: Official written record documenting identity, events, or administrative actions.
diploma: Paper document from a school certifying completion of a course or graduation.
título: Formal document recording the conferment or award of an academic degree.
certificación: Official document recognizing that someone meets a specific skill, standard, or requirement.

Definition in Spanish

Documento que acredita un hecho, una autorización o una cualificación, expedido por una autoridad, institución o entidad competente.

Word origin

Spanish certificado comes from certificar 'to certify', ultimately from Latin certificare, formed from certus 'certain' + facere 'to make'.

Usage tips

  • Specify what it proves with de (for example certificado de nacimiento, certificado laboral), because certificado alone is often too vague in official procedures.

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