Guillermo in Korean 기예르모
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Guillermo as 기예르모: four syllables, said gi-ye-reu-mo. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Guillermo 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 (예르) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
- 르 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
- ㄱ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between k and g.
- ㅗ is a pure "o" with rounded lips. Don't add the w-glide English puts in "go".
- ㅇ at the top of 예 is silent, so 예 is just the vowel: ye.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 4 syllables 기예르모 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 기예르모 or 기예르모 씨.
Why it's spelled 기예르모
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 길러모, but Korean media write 기예르모, 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, ll is a y sound and the r is pronounced (ㄹ/르) instead of being dropped as in English.
Type Guillermo on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 기예르모 is the jamo ㄱㅣ ㅇㅖ ㄹㅡ ㅁㅗ, typed with the keys rl dP fm ah. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Guillermo in Korean?
Guillermo is written 기예르모 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: giyereumo). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the Spanish pronunciation. In Hangul it has four syllables: 기 + 예 + 르 + 모.
How do you pronounce Guillermo in Korean?
Say it gi-ye-reu-mo, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ between two vowels (예르) 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.