rehenes

[reˈenes]

/[reˈenes]/ noun

The verdict

“rehenes” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #9,886 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#9,886
frequency rank, Spanish
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de rehén.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rehenes vs retener
71% similar
rehenes vs reveses
71% similar
rehenes vs rehén
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rehenes
PropertyValue
Headwordrehenes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reˈenes]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,886
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rehenes” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rehenes lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for rehenes is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈenes]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,886 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de rehén.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for rehenes, with forms such as "erhenes", "reehnes", and "reheens". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "retener", "reveses", "rehén", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is rehenes, spelled R-E-H-E-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de rehén.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erhenes,reehnes,reheens,reheness,rehennes,rehense,rehhenes,rehnees,rheenes,rrehenes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rehenes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erhenes2reehnes2reheens2reheness1rehennes1rehense2rehhenes1rehnees2
Edit distance from "rehenes"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rehenes"?
"rehenes" is spelled R-E-H-E-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈenes].
What does "rehenes" mean?
As a noun, "rehenes" means: Forma del plural de rehén.
What words are commonly confused with "rehenes"?
"rehenes" is commonly confused with "retener", "reveses", "rehén". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rehenes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rehenes" is [reˈenes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rehenes" come from?
"rehenes" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “rehenes”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-H-E-N-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [reˈenes] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “retener” - see the side-by-side comparison. rehenes vs retener
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list