Camila in Korean 카밀라
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Camila as 카밀라: three syllables, said ka-mil-la. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Camila 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 밀라 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- ㅋ at the start is aspirated: a clear puff of air, like the k in "kite".
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's ka-mil-la, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 카밀라 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 카밀라 or 카밀라 씨.
Why it's spelled 카밀라
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 카밀라, the same spelling Korean media use.
- Korean writes Spanish names by their Spanish sound: vowels are read as written.
Type Camila on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 카밀라 is the jamo ㅋㅏ ㅁㅣㄹ ㄹㅏ, typed with the keys zk alf fk. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Camila in Korean?
Camila is written 카밀라 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: kamilla). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the Spanish pronunciation. In Hangul it has three syllables: 카 + 밀 + 라.
How do you pronounce Camila in Korean?
Say it ka-mil-la, with even weight on every syllable. The double ㄹ in 밀라 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.