Elizabeth in Korean 엘리자베스
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Elizabeth as 엘리자베스: five syllables, said el-li-ja-be-seu. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Elizabeth 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 엘리 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- 스 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
- Give all 5 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's el-li-ja-be-seu, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 5 syllables 엘리자베스 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 엘리자베스 or 엘리자베스 씨.
Why it's spelled 엘리자베스
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 엘리자베스, the same spelling Korean media use.
- Korean has no th, so th becomes ㅅ (s), the closest sound.
- Korean has no z, so z becomes ㅈ (j).
- 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 (스), which is why Elizabeth has 5 syllables in Korean.
Type Elizabeth on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 엘리자베스 is the jamo ㅇㅔㄹ ㄹㅣ ㅈㅏ ㅂㅔ ㅅㅡ, typed with the keys dpf fl wk qp tm. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Elizabeth in Korean?
Elizabeth is written 엘리자베스 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: ellijabeseu). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has five syllables: 엘 + 리 + 자 + 베 + 스.
How do you pronounce Elizabeth in Korean?
Say it el-li-ja-be-seu, with even weight on every syllable. The double ㄹ in 엘리 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.