validar
verbCEFR B2
What does “validar” mean in English?
to validate, to verify compliance
to validate, to verify compliance (validar un proceso/diseño — confirming that something meets required standards before formal approval)
Example sentences
El equipo de calidad debe validar el proceso antes de que comience la producción en serie.
The quality team must validate the process before serial production begins.
Una vez validada la propuesta por el área técnica, se enviará a la dirección para su aprobación definitiva.
Once the proposal has been validated by the technical department, it will be sent to management for final approval.
Por favor, valide su dirección de correo electrónico haciendo clic en el enlace que le hemos enviado.
Please validate your email address by clicking on the link we have sent you.
How to use it
Validar means 'to validate', 'to verify', or 'to approve' — to confirm that something meets required standards or has been formally authorised. Pattern: validar un proceso / un diseño / una propuesta. In workplace contexts, it is often the step before final approval or signature: El comité técnico validará el diseño antes de que lo apruebe la dirección. Register: formal-technical; used in quality control, compliance, and project sign-off processes. Related: la validación (validation), válido/a (valid).
Common mistake
Validar ≠ aprobar: validar is a technical/procedural confirmation that something meets criteria (quality check); aprobar is the formal authorisation decision that follows. In practice, dar el visto bueno and aprobar are interchangeable in many workplace contexts. Using validar where aprobar is expected (or vice versa) may signal a misunderstanding of the approval pipeline.