rehén
Spanish, noun/reˈen/
rehén is spelled R-E-H-É-N (5 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 19,333rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rehén is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “hostage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona retenida en contra de su voluntad por otros, normalmente para utilizarla como moneda de cambio por…”.
What does rehén mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona retenida en contra de su voluntad por otros, normalmente para utilizarla como moneda de cambio por otra cosa.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rehén
- rehenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rehén?
- /reˈen/
- [reˈẽn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rehén
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rehén in Spanish?
rehén appears 2.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).