Jorge in Korean 호르헤
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Jorge as 호르헤: three syllables, said ho-reu-he. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Jorge 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 (호르) 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.
- ㅗ is a pure "o" with rounded lips. Don't add the w-glide English puts in "go".
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's ho-reu-he, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 호르헤 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 호르헤 or 호르헤 씨.
Why it's spelled 호르헤
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 조제, but Korean media write 호르헤, 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, j is an h sound (ㅎ) and the r is pronounced (ㄹ/르) instead of being dropped as in English.
Type Jorge on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 호르헤 is the jamo ㅎㅗ ㄹㅡ ㅎㅔ, typed with the keys gh fm gp. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Jorge in Korean?
Jorge is written 호르헤 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: horeuhe). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the Spanish pronunciation. In Hangul it has three syllables: 호 + 르 + 헤.
How do you pronounce Jorge in Korean?
Say it ho-reu-he, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ between two vowels (호르) 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.