Chloe in Korean 클로이
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Chloe as 클로이: three syllables, said keul-lo-i. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Also seen: 클로에, used for the French Chloé.
Chloe 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 클로 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- 클 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it 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".
- ㅇ at the top of 이 is silent, so 이 is just the vowel: i.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 클로이 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 클로이 or 클로이 씨.
Why it's spelled 클로이
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 크로이, but Korean media write 클로이, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- The ch in Chloe is a k sound, so Korean uses ㅋ (k), not ㅊ.
- 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 (클), which is why Chloe has 3 syllables in Korean.
Type Chloe on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 클로이 is the jamo ㅋㅡㄹ ㄹㅗ ㅇㅣ, typed with the keys zmf fh dl. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Chloe in Korean?
Chloe is written 클로이 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: keulloi). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has three syllables: 클 + 로 + 이.
How do you pronounce Chloe in Korean?
Say it keul-lo-i, with even weight on every syllable. The double ㄹ in 클로 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.