Tom in Korean 톰
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Tom as 톰: one syllable, said tom. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Tom letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
ㅌ at the start is aspirated: a clear puff of air, like the t in "top".
- ㅗ is a pure "o" with rounded lips. Don't add the w-glide English puts in "go".
- It's a single syllable in Korean, so say it in one short beat: tom.
How Koreans would call you
One syllable is short for Korea, where given names are almost always two, so 톰 stands out and is easy to remember. In casual sentences Koreans often add 이 after a name that ends in a consonant: 톰이 왔어 ("Tom's here").
Why it's spelled 톰
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 톰, the same spelling Korean media use.
Type Tom on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 톰 is the jamo ㅌㅗㅁ, typed with the keys xha. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Tom in Korean?
Tom is written 톰 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: tom). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has one syllable: 톰.
How do you pronounce Tom in Korean?
Say it tom, with one short beat. ㅌ at the start is aspirated: a clear puff of air, like the t in "top".
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.