Keith in Korean 키스
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Keith as 키스: two syllables, said ki-seu. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Keith letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
스 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
- ㅋ at the start is aspirated: a clear puff of air, like the k in "kite".
- Two even beats, ki-seu: 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 키스 already sounds natural to Korean ears. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 키스 or 키스 씨.
Why it's spelled 키스
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 케이스, but Korean media write 키스, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- Korean has no th, so th becomes ㅅ (s), the closest sound.
- Korean adds the vowel ㅡ to consonants that have no vowel of their own (스), which is why Keith has 2 syllables in Korean.
Type Keith on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 키스 is the jamo ㅋㅣ ㅅㅡ, typed with the keys zl tm. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Keith in Korean?
Keith is written 키스 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: kiseu). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has two syllables: 키 + 스.
How do you pronounce Keith in Korean?
Say it ki-seu, with even weight on every syllable. 스 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.