Mohammed in Korean 모하메드
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Mohammed as 모하메드: four syllables, said mo-ha-me-deu. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Mohammed letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
드 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 4 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's mo-ha-me-deu, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 4 syllables 모하메드 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 모하메드 or 모하메드 씨.
Why it's spelled 모하메드
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 모하메드, the same spelling Korean media use.
- Arabic names reach Korean through different romanizations, so Korean media spellings can vary; this is the common one.
Type Mohammed on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 모하메드 is the jamo ㅁㅗ ㅎㅏ ㅁㅔ ㄷㅡ, typed with the keys ah gk ap em. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Mohammed in Korean?
Mohammed is written 모하메드 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: mohamedeu). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the Arabic pronunciation. In Hangul it has four syllables: 모 + 하 + 메 + 드.
How do you pronounce Mohammed in Korean?
Say it mo-ha-me-deu, with even weight on every syllable. 드 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.