convalidación

Spanish

Etymology

From convalidar +‎ -ción.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kombalidaˈθjon/ [kõm.ba.li.ð̞aˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /kombalidaˈsjon/ [kõm.ba.li.ð̞aˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: con‧va‧li‧da‧ción

Noun

convalidación f (plural convalidaciones)

1. validation
   • 2016 July 3, “Cristina enardecida, Casanello temeroso”, in Clarin‎^[1]:

     Los titubeos de José Luis Gioja, el titular del PJ, para firmar la convalidación como sustituto del ex auditor Oscar Lamberto.

     The hesitation of José Luis Gioja, the head of the PJ, to sign the validation as a substitute for former auditor Oscar Lamberto.

Further reading

• “convalidación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025