Diego in Korean 디에고
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Diego as 디에고: three syllables, said di-e-go. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Diego letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
ㄷ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between t and d.
- ㅗ is a pure "o" with rounded lips. Don't add the w-glide English puts in "go".
- ㅇ at the top of 에 is silent, so 에 is just the vowel: e.
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's di-e-go, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 디에고 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 디에고 or 디에고 씨.
Why it's spelled 디에고
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 디고, but Korean media write 디에고, 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.
Type Diego on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 디에고 is the jamo ㄷㅣ ㅇㅔ ㄱㅗ, typed with the keys el dp rh. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Diego in Korean?
Diego is written 디에고 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: diego). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the Spanish pronunciation. In Hangul it has three syllables: 디 + 에 + 고.
How do you pronounce Diego in Korean?
Say it di-e-go, with even weight on every syllable. ㄷ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between t and d.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.