Tienes razón.

Tienes is you have from the verb tener.

Razón literally means reason, but in this expression it means being right.

So word-for-word it is you have reason, but the natural English meaning is you’re right.

Because Spanish expresses this idea differently from English.

In English, we usually say you are right.
In Spanish, the most common expression is tener razón, literally to have reason.

So even though the structure is different, the meaning is the same:

• Tengo razón = I’m right
• Tienes razón = You’re right
• No tienes razón = You’re not right

Spanish often drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

In tienes, the ending -es tells you it is you singular informal (tú).

So:

• Tienes razón = perfectly normal
• Tú tienes razón = also correct, but tú is usually added only for emphasis, contrast, or clarity

For example:

• Tú tienes razón, no yo = You’re right, not me

Yes. Tienes is the tú form, so it is used with one person in an informal situation.

In Spain, the other common versions are:

• Tiene razón = you are right (formal, usted) or he/she is right
• Tenéis razón = you are right (plural informal, vosotros)
• Tienen razón = you are right (plural formal, ustedes) or they are right

So if you are speaking politely to one person, you would usually say Tiene razón.

Because the standard expression is tener razón, not tener la razón.

So:

• Tienes razón = the usual, neutral way to say you’re right

You may sometimes hear tener la razón, but that usually sounds more specific or emphatic, as if talking about being the one who is right in a particular disagreement. For a learner, the safest and most natural choice is tener razón without an article.

The accent mark shows where the stress goes: ra-ZÓN.

Without the accent, Spanish stress rules would suggest a different pronunciation. The written accent tells you clearly that the last syllable is stressed.

So it is pronounced roughly:

• ra-THON in most of Spain
• ra-SON in many Latin American accents and some parts of Spain

The z in most of Spain sounds like the th in think.

A rough pronunciation for much of Spain is:

TYEH-nes ra-THON

More precisely:

• Tie- sounds like tyeh
• -nes is like ness
• razón is stressed on the last syllable: ra-THON

In IPA, a common Castilian pronunciation is: ˈtjenez raˈθon

If you hear s instead of th in razón, that is also normal in many Spanish-speaking areas.

Yes. Tienes razón is the most straightforward and common one, but there are others:

• Llevas razón — very common in parts of Spain; it also means you’re right
• Estás en lo cierto — more formal; you are correct
• Es verdad — that’s true, which agrees with the statement rather than directly saying the person is right

For a learner, tienes razón is the best everyday option.

Not usually in the same way.

A direct translation like estás correcto is not the normal way to say you’re right in Spanish.

More natural choices are:

• Tienes razón
• Estás en lo cierto

Correcto is more often used for things like:

• Eso es correcto = That is correct
• Correcto = Correct / Okay

So if you want to tell someone you’re right, tienes razón is the most natural choice.

Very simply:

• No tienes razón. = You’re not right.
• ¿Tienes razón? = Are you right?
• ¿De verdad tienes razón? = Are you really right?

Spanish usually forms yes/no questions through intonation in speech, and in writing with the opening and closing question marks.

Yes. That is very common in Spanish.

Depending on context, razón can mean:

• reason in the sense of logic or motive
• being right in an argument or discussion

Examples:

• No entiendo la razón. = I don’t understand the reason.
• Tienes razón. = You’re right.

So the word is the same, but the meaning changes with the context.