La lectura del contador confirma el cambio de titularidad.

Yes, but in this context lectura means a meter reading, not the act of reading a book or text.

So la lectura del contador means the number/value shown on the meter at that moment.

This is very common in utility-related Spanish:

• lectura del gas
• lectura del agua
• lectura de la luz

In administrative language, lectura is a standard way to talk about checking or recording a meter’s value.

In Spain, contador can mean a meter, especially for electricity, gas, or water.

So in this sentence, contador is not:

• an accountant
• a person who counts
• a simple counter

It means the utility meter.

This is a very Spain-specific everyday usage. In some other varieties of Spanish, medidor may be more common for meter, but in Spain contador is very normal in utility contexts.

Because de + el contracts to del in Spanish.

So:

• de + el contador → del contador

This contraction is obligatory.

A useful comparison:

• a + el → al
• de + el → del

But this only happens with the masculine singular article el, not with la, los, or las:

• de la casa
• de los clientes
• de las facturas

Spanish uses definite articles more often than English does.

Here they help make the sentence sound natural and specific:

• La lectura = the reading
• del contador = of the meter
• el cambio = the change
• de titularidad = of ownership/account holder status

In English, you might sometimes omit an article in administrative language, but Spanish usually keeps them:

• La lectura del contador
• El cambio de titularidad
• La factura
• El contrato

So the sentence sounds normal and formal in Spanish.

Cambio de titularidad is a very common administrative expression in Spain. It means a change of account holder, change of ownership, or transfer into another person’s name, depending on context.

In utility, rental, or contract contexts, titular is the person officially registered as the holder of the service or contract.

So cambio de titularidad usually means:

• the contract/service is being transferred
• the officially named holder is changing
• responsibility is moving to another person

In a utility context, this often means the electricity, gas, or water account is being put into someone else’s name.

Yes, titularidad comes from titular, but this word can mean different things depending on context.

In administrative/legal Spanish:

• titular = holder, owner, registered person in whose name something is

So:

• titularidad = holder status, ownership status, title/registration status

But in journalism:

• titular can also mean headline

That can confuse learners. In this sentence, it clearly has the administrative meaning, not the newspaper meaning.

Because the subject is La lectura, which is singular.

Structure:

• La lectura del contador = subject
• confirma = verb
• el cambio de titularidad = direct object

So the verb agrees with lectura, not with contador and not with cambio.

That is why it is:

• La lectura ... confirma

If the subject were plural, the verb would change:

• Las lecturas del contador confirman...

Confirma means confirms, and in this kind of administrative sentence it often means:

• provides confirmation of
• supports
• verifies
• serves as evidence of

So it does not necessarily mean absolute proof in a dramatic sense. It means the meter reading is being used as confirmation that the account-holder change has taken effect or is valid.

This kind of wording is common in official or bureaucratic Spanish.

Yes, Spanish word order is flexible, but this is the most neutral and formal order:

• La lectura del contador = subject
• confirma = verb
• el cambio de titularidad = object

This sounds clear and standard in formal writing.

Other orders are possible in Spanish, but they would usually change the emphasis or sound less neutral. For example, starting with the verb might feel more marked or stylistic.

So for administrative language, this sentence is very natural as written.

Yes. It sounds formal, administrative, and typical of documents from utility companies, property managers, or official service providers.

A native speaker would expect this kind of sentence in:

• contracts
• bills
• service-transfer documents
• customer-service correspondence
• official notices

In everyday conversation, a person might say something simpler, such as:

• La lectura del contador demuestra que ya se ha hecho el cambio.
• La lectura confirma que el contrato ya está a nombre de otra persona.

But the original sentence sounds exactly like standard administrative Spanish from Spain.

Sometimes yes, but in Spain contador is especially common for utility meters.

So:

• lectura del contador sounds very natural in Spain
• lectura del medidor would be understood, but it may sound less typically Peninsular depending on the context

If you are learning Spanish as used in Spain, contador is the word you should recognize and be ready to use in electricity/gas/water contexts.

Not usually. A word-for-word translation such as of ownership may be too literal depending on context.

It is better to translate the whole phrase naturally:

• change of account holder
• transfer of ownership
• change in registered holder
• change into another person’s name

The best English version depends on the document and the service involved. So it is better to understand cambio de titularidad as a fixed administrative expression, not just as separate words.