Jacqueline in Korean 재클린
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Jacqueline as 재클린: three syllables, said jae-keul-lin. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Jacqueline 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 클린 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- 클 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
- ㅐ (ae) is said like the e in "bed" by most Koreans today, a little more closed than the a in "cat".
- ㅈ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between ch and j.
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's jae-keul-lin, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 재클린 reads as a foreign name at a glance. In casual sentences Koreans often add 이 after a name that ends in a consonant: 재클린이 왔어 ("Jacqueline's here").
Why it's spelled 재클린
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 자크퀠라인, but Korean media write 재클린, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- The final e is silent. It only makes the vowel before it long.
- 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 (클), which is why Jacqueline has 3 syllables in Korean.
Type Jacqueline on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 재클린 is the jamo ㅈㅐ ㅋㅡㄹ ㄹㅣㄴ, typed with the keys wo zmf fls. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Jacqueline in Korean?
Jacqueline is written 재클린 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: jaekeullin). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has three syllables: 재 + 클 + 린.
How do you pronounce Jacqueline in Korean?
Say it jae-keul-lin, with even weight on every syllable. The double ㄹ in 클린 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.