Carlos in Korean 카를로스
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Carlos as 카를로스: four syllables, said ka-reul-lo-seu. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Carlos letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
ㄹ between two vowels (카를) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
- The double ㄹ in 를로 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- 를 and 스 carry the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep them short and light, almost just the consonant.
- ㅋ at the start is aspirated: a clear puff of air, like the k in "kite".
- ㅗ is a pure "o" with rounded lips. Don't add the w-glide English puts in "go".
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 4 syllables 카를로스 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 카를로스 or 카를로스 씨.
Why it's spelled 카를로스
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 칼로스, but Korean media write 카를로스, because the name is written the way it sounds in Spanish, not the way it's spelled.
- Korean writes Spanish names by their Spanish sound: vowels are read as written and the r is pronounced (ㄹ/르) instead of being dropped as in English.
Type Carlos on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 카를로스 is the jamo ㅋㅏ ㄹㅡㄹ ㄹㅗ ㅅㅡ, typed with the keys zk fmf fh tm. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Carlos in Korean?
Carlos is written 카를로스 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: kareulloseu). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the Spanish pronunciation. In Hangul it has four syllables: 카 + 를 + 로 + 스.
How do you pronounce Carlos in Korean?
Say it ka-reul-lo-seu, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ between two vowels (카를) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.