Spanish Conversation · Level 42
75 words
Spanish word
documentación
Pronunciation
IPA/dokumentaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine noundocuments
Example
Necesito la documentación para el viaje.
I need the documents for the trip.
More examples
La documentación oficial tardó una semana.
The official documentation took a week.
Core concept
A set of official papers that back a procedure, trip, or administrative request.
Common phrases
entregar la documentación
submit the documentation
comprobar la documentación
check the documentation
documentación oficial
official documentation
Similar words
documentos: Consists of formal documents presented for official or legal processes.
pasaporte: Functions as the government-issued travel document that confirms nationality and identity abroad.
identificación: Serves to confirm identity in everyday situations, such as a national ID card or driver's license.
papeles: Contains casual or routine papers and small administrative forms used day to day.
Definition in Spanish
Conjunto de documentos y papeles que respaldan o acreditan un trámite, un viaje o una gestión administrativa.
Word origin
From Latin documentum (from docere 'to teach'), via Spanish documento plus the noun-forming suffix -ción to denote the collection of papers that provides proof or support.
Usage tips
- 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.
Other meanings
- documentationnoun
- recordsnoun
Opposites
- oralidadoralitynoun
Related words
- documentardocumentverb
- documentadodocumentedadjective