Patricia in Korean 퍼트리샤
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Patricia as 퍼트리샤: four syllables, said peo-teu-ri-sya. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Patricia letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
ㄹ between two vowels (트리) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
- 트 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
- ㅓ (eo) in 퍼 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
- ㅍ at the start is aspirated: a clear puff of air, like the p in "pie".
- Give all 4 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's peo-teu-ri-sya, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 4 syllables 퍼트리샤 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 퍼트리샤 or 퍼트리샤 씨.
Why it's spelled 퍼트리샤
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 파트리시아, but Korean media write 퍼트리샤, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- The unstressed "uh" vowel is written ㅓ (eo), whatever letter English uses for it.
- Korean adds the vowel ㅡ to consonants that have no vowel of their own (트), which is why Patricia has 4 syllables in Korean.
Type Patricia on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 퍼트리샤 is the jamo ㅍㅓ ㅌㅡ ㄹㅣ ㅅㅑ, typed with the keys vj xm fl ti. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Patricia in Korean?
Patricia is written 퍼트리샤 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: peoteurisya). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has four syllables: 퍼 + 트 + 리 + 샤.
How do you pronounce Patricia in Korean?
Say it peo-teu-ri-sya, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ between two vowels (트리) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.