confirmation vs proof

proof vs confirmation

confirmation and proof both are nouns.

confirmation is not an adjective while proof is an adjective.

confirmation is not a verb while proof is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confirmation	Yes	No	No	No
proof	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, proof is a hypernym of confirmation; that is, proof is a word with a broader meaning than confirmation:

confirmation: additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
proof: any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something

Other hypernyms of confirmation include cogent evidence.

confirmation (noun)	proof (noun)
a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church	the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism	a trial photographic print from a negative
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct	any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
information that confirms or verifies	a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it	(printing) an impression made to check for errors
	a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)

confirmation (adjective)	proof (adjective)
	(used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand

confirmation (verb)	proof (verb)
	make resistant (to harm)
	activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
	read for errors
	knead to reach proper lightness
	make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset

Difference between confirmation and proof

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