Luis in Korean 루이스
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Luis as 루이스: three syllables, said ru-i-seu. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Same Hangul as Lewis: Korean spells the sound, so different English spellings can land on the same 루이스.
Luis letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
The opening ㄹ is a single light tap, halfway between an English r and l. Never roll it.
- 스 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
- 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 ru-i-seu, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 루이스 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 루이스 or 루이스 씨.
Why it's spelled 루이스
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 리스, but Korean media write 루이스, 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.
Type Luis on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 루이스 is the jamo ㄹㅜ ㅇㅣ ㅅㅡ, typed with the keys fn dl tm. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Luis in Korean?
Luis is written 루이스 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: ruiseu). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the Spanish pronunciation. In Hangul it has three syllables: 루 + 이 + 스.
How do you pronounce Luis in Korean?
Say it ru-i-seu, with even weight on every syllable. The opening ㄹ is a single light tap, halfway between an English r and l. Never roll it.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.