Verificar

Verificar is a verb used in Spanish and Portuguese meaning to ascertain the truth or accuracy of something, to confirm, validate, or inspect. It is applied across everyday life, science, administration, and technology. The term derives from Latin verificare, built from verus “true” and facere “to make,” and entered the Iberian languages through scholarly or ecclesiastical Latin.

In Spanish, verificar is a regular -ar verb with a stem verifi-. Conjugation examples: present tense verifi co, verificas, verifica, verificamos, verificáis, verifican. Preterite forms include verifiqué, verificaste, verificó, verificamos, verificasteis, verificaron; imperfect is verificaba, verificabas, verificaba, verificábamos, verificabais, verificaban. In subjunctive present: verifique, verifiques, verifique, verifiquemos, verifiquéis, verifiquen. In Portuguese, verificar is also regular: eu verifico, você verifica, ele verifica, nós verificamos, vocês verificam, eles verificam; gerund is verificando.

Usage: Verificar is commonly used for checking data, procedures, identities, results, or compliance with standards. In many formal or technical contexts it implies a process of validation or audit. In everyday language, verificar can be interchangeable with comprobar in some dialects, but there are subtle differences: comprobar is often used for testing or proving a claim, while verificar stresses formal validation or confirmation of accuracy.

Related forms include la verificación (verification) and el verificador (verifier or checking device). In computing, verification refers to confirming program correctness or data integrity, sometimes through automated checks or formal methods. The term exists with slight orthographic and usage differences between Spanish and Portuguese, but retains a common core meaning of confirming truth or accuracy.