Katie in Korean 케이티
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Katie as 케이티: three syllables, said ke-i-ti. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Katie letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
ㅋ at the start is aspirated: a clear puff of air, like the k in "kite".
- ㅇ at the top of 이 is silent, so 이 is just the vowel: i.
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's ke-i-ti, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 케이티 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 케이티 or 케이티 씨.
Why it's spelled 케이티
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 캐티, but Korean media write 케이티, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- The long a (as in "day") is spelled as two beats, 케이, because Korean writes each part of the diphthong.
Type Katie on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 케이티 is the jamo ㅋㅔ ㅇㅣ ㅌㅣ, typed with the keys zp dl xl. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Katie in Korean?
Katie is written 케이티 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: keiti). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has three syllables: 케 + 이 + 티.
How do you pronounce Katie in Korean?
Say it ke-i-ti, with even weight on every syllable. ㅋ at the start is aspirated: a clear puff of air, like the k in "kite".
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.