confirmado

Confirmado is a word used in Spanish and Portuguese that functions as the past participle of the verb confirmar and as an adjective meaning "confirmed" or "verified." It indicates that something has been established, approved, or officially acknowledged. In Spanish, it agrees with gender and number: el documento confirmado, la reserva confirmada, los planes confirmados, las fechas confirmadas. It is common in formal, bureaucratic, and news contexts to indicate that information or status has been validated.

Etymology and related forms: Confirmado comes from the Latin confirmare, formed from con- (together) and firmare (to make firm). The root confirms a sense of making something firm or established. The noun corresponding to the concept is confirmación (confirmation), and related verbs include confirmar (to confirm) and confirmadamente (confirmedly, as an adverb in some contexts).

Grammatical use: As a past participle, confirmado participates in perfect tenses and passive constructions: Ha confirmado, ha sido confirmado, la noticia fue confirmada. As an adjective, it modifies nouns to express verified status. In health and statistics, it accompanies terms like casos confirmados (confirmed cases) and resultados confirmados.

Usage notes: The term is widely used in media, administration, logistics, and research to signal that a detail or decision has been verified or finalized. It contrasts with palabras como “sugerido” or “no confirmado,” which imply provisional or unverified status. The feminine and plural forms are common in describing multiple items or subjects.

See also: confirmación, confirmar, verificación. In Portuguese, confirmar also yields confirmado and its usage mirrors the Spanish patterns.