Benjamin in Korean 벤저민
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Benjamin as 벤저민: three syllables, said ben-jeo-min. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Benjamin letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
ㅓ (eo) in 저 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
- ㅂ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between p and b.
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's ben-jeo-min, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 벤저민 reads as a foreign name at a glance. In casual sentences Koreans often add 이 after a name that ends in a consonant: 벤저민이 왔어 ("Benjamin's here").
Why it's spelled 벤저민
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 벤자민, but Korean media write 벤저민, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- The unstressed "uh" vowel is written ㅓ (eo), whatever letter English uses for it.
Type Benjamin on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 벤저민 is the jamo ㅂㅔㄴ ㅈㅓ ㅁㅣㄴ, typed with the keys qps wj als. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Benjamin in Korean?
Benjamin is written 벤저민 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: benjeomin). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has three syllables: 벤 + 저 + 민.
How do you pronounce Benjamin in Korean?
Say it ben-jeo-min, with even weight on every syllable. ㅓ (eo) in 저 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.