Jacques in Korean 자크
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Jacques as 자크: two syllables, said ja-keu. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Jacques letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
크 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
- ㅈ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between ch and j.
- Two even beats, ja-keu: 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 자크 already sounds natural to Korean ears. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 자크 or 자크 씨.
Why it's spelled 자크
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 재크퀘스, but Korean media write 자크, 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.
Type Jacques on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 자크 is the jamo ㅈㅏ ㅋㅡ, typed with the keys wk zm. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Jacques in Korean?
Jacques is written 자크 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: jakeu). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the French pronunciation. In Hangul it has two syllables: 자 + 크.
How do you pronounce Jacques in Korean?
Say it ja-keu, with even weight on every syllable. 크 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.