How to Say "to stamp" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to stamp” is “sellar” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
verbA2
marking documents or passports
Examples
Necesito que me sellen el pasaporte en la aduana.
I need them to stamp my passport at customs.
El secretario tiene que sellar todos los documentos oficiales.
The secretary has to stamp all the official documents.
Correos selló el sobre esta mañana.
The post office postmarked the envelope this morning.
A Friendly Regular Verb
Sellar follows the standard pattern for verbs ending in -ar. If you know how to use 'hablar', you can use 'sellar' perfectly!
Don't confuse with signing
Mistake: “Voy a sellar mi contrato.”
Correction: Voy a firmar mi contrato.
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