Alexander in Korean 알렉산더
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Alexander as 알렉산더: four syllables, said al-lek-san-deo. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Alexander letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
The double ㄹ in 알렉 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- The final ㄱ in 렉 is unreleased: stop the sound (k) without a puff of air.
- ㅓ (eo) in 더 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
- Give all 4 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's al-lek-san-deo, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 4 syllables 알렉산더 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 알렉산더 or 알렉산더 씨.
Why it's spelled 알렉산더
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 알레크산더, but Korean media write 알렉산더, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- x is two sounds, k and s, so Hangul writes both: ㄱ (k) and ㅅ (s).
- An r after a vowel (before a consonant or at the end) isn't written. Korean spelling follows British-style pronunciation, where that r is silent.
- An l between vowels is written twice (final ㄹ + ㄹ), so Koreans say a clear l instead of a tapped r.
- The unstressed "uh" vowel is written ㅓ (eo), whatever letter English uses for it.
Type Alexander on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 알렉산더 is the jamo ㅇㅏㄹ ㄹㅔㄱ ㅅㅏㄴ ㄷㅓ, typed with the keys dkf fpr tks ej. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Alexander in Korean?
Alexander is written 알렉산더 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: alleksandeo). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has four syllables: 알 + 렉 + 산 + 더.
How do you pronounce Alexander in Korean?
Say it al-lek-san-deo, with even weight on every syllable. The double ㄹ in 알렉 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.