François in Korean 프랑수아
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write François as 프랑수아: four syllables, said peu-rang-su-a. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
François 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 (프랑) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
- 프 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
- ㅇ at the bottom of 랑 is "ng" as in "sing". At the top of a syllable ㅇ is silent.
- ㅍ at the start is aspirated: a clear puff of air, like the p in "pie".
- Give all 4 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's peu-rang-su-a, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 4 syllables 프랑수아 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 프랑수아 or 프랑수아 씨.
Why it's spelled 프랑수아
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 프랜코이스, but Korean media write 프랑수아, because the name is written the way it sounds in French, not the way it's spelled.
- Korean writes French names the French way: the final consonant is silent, nasal vowels like 'an/on' end in ㅇ or ㄴ and oi is a 'wa' sound.
Type François on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 프랑수아 is the jamo ㅍㅡ ㄹㅏㅇ ㅅㅜ ㅇㅏ, typed with the keys vm fkd tn dk. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write François in Korean?
François is written 프랑수아 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: peurangsua). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the French pronunciation. In Hangul it has four syllables: 프 + 랑 + 수 + 아.
How do you pronounce François in Korean?
Say it peu-rang-su-a, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ between two vowels (프랑) 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.