Muhammad in Korean 무함마드
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Muhammad as 무함마드: four syllables, said mu-ham-ma-deu. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Muhammad 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.
- Give all 4 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's mu-ham-ma-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 무함마드 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 무함마드 or 무함마드 씨.
Why it's spelled 무함마드
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 무하마드, but Korean media write 무함마드, because the name is written the way it sounds in Arabic, not the way it's spelled.
- Arabic names reach Korean through different romanizations, so Korean media spellings can vary; this is the common one.
Type Muhammad on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 무함마드 is the jamo ㅁㅜ ㅎㅏㅁ ㅁㅏ ㄷㅡ, typed with the keys an gka ak em. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Muhammad in Korean?
Muhammad is written 무함마드 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: muhammadeu). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the Arabic pronunciation. In Hangul it has four syllables: 무 + 함 + 마 + 드.
How do you pronounce Muhammad in Korean?
Say it mu-ham-ma-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.