Bekräftelsen

Bekräftelsen is a Swedish noun in definite form that refers to a confirmation or acknowledgment, either as an act or as a document. It denotes that something has occurred, been received, or approved, and is used in formal and everyday language to signal that a procedure or communication has been validated.

Common contexts include business and administration, where you might encounter a bekräftelse of an order, a purchase receipt, or a confirmation of a booking. In administrative processes, the term appears in phrases such as bekäftelse av mottagen handling or bekäftelse på bokning, signaling that the relevant item has been recorded or secured. In digital and information systems, bekräftelsen can refer to an automated message that confirms receipt of data, a file upload, or the completion of a transaction.

Etymology and related terms: bekäfta is the verb from which bekäftelsen is derived, with the sense of making something certain or official. The noun bekäftelse has the same meaning in its indefinite form, and bekäftelsen is the definite form. Related concepts include bekräftelse in general, bekräfta as the action, and various compound phrases such as bekräftelsebrev (a confirmation letter) or bekäftelsemail (a confirmation email).

Religious usage differs in Swedish; the sacramental rite commonly referred to as confirmation is usually called konfirmation, not bekäftelse. Bekräftelsen is therefore more typical in secular, administrative, or procedural contexts.