Alice in Korean 앨리스
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Alice as 앨리스: three syllables, said ael-li-seu. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Alice 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 앨리 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- 스 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
- ㅐ (ae) is said like the e in "bed" by most Koreans today, a little more closed than the a in "cat".
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's ael-li-seu, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 앨리스 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 앨리스 or 앨리스 씨.
Why it's spelled 앨리스
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 알라이즈, but Korean media write 앨리스, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- The final e is silent. It only makes the vowel before it long.
- An l between vowels is written twice (final ㄹ + ㄹ), so Koreans say a clear l instead of a tapped r.
- Korean adds the vowel ㅡ to consonants that have no vowel of their own (스), which is why Alice has 3 syllables in Korean.
Type Alice on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 앨리스 is the jamo ㅇㅐㄹ ㄹㅣ ㅅㅡ, typed with the keys dof fl tm. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Alice in Korean?
Alice is written 앨리스 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: aelliseu). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has three syllables: 앨 + 리 + 스.
How do you pronounce Alice in Korean?
Say it ael-li-seu, with even weight on every syllable. The double ㄹ in 앨리 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.