Sharon in Korean 섀런
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Sharon as 섀런: two syllables, said syae-reon. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Sharon 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 (섀런) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
- ㅓ (eo) in 런 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
- Two even beats, syae-reon: 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 섀런 already sounds natural to Korean ears. In casual sentences Koreans often add 이 after a name that ends in a consonant: 섀런이 왔어 ("Sharon's here").
Why it's spelled 섀런
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 샤론, but Korean media write 섀런, 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.
Type Sharon on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 섀런 is the jamo ㅅㅒ ㄹㅓㄴ, typed with the keys tO fjs. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Sharon in Korean?
Sharon is written 섀런 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: syaereon). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has two syllables: 섀 + 런.
How do you pronounce Sharon in Korean?
Say it syae-reon, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ between two vowels (섀런) 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.