Ella in Korean 엘라
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Ella as 엘라: two syllables, said el-la. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Ella 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 엘라 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- Two even beats, el-la: Korean doesn't stress one syllable over the other the way English does.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables, so 엘라 already sounds natural to Korean ears. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 엘라 or 엘라 씨.
Why it's spelled 엘라
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 엘라, the same spelling Korean media use.
- An l between vowels is written twice (final ㄹ + ㄹ), so Koreans say a clear l instead of a tapped r.
Type Ella on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 엘라 is the jamo ㅇㅔㄹ ㄹㅏ, typed with the keys dpf fk. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Ella in Korean?
Ella is written 엘라 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: ella). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has two syllables: 엘 + 라.
How do you pronounce Ella in Korean?
Say it el-la, with even weight on every syllable. The double ㄹ in 엘라 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.