Vikram in Korean 비크람
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Vikram as 비크람: three syllables, said bi-keu-ram. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Vikram 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 (크람) is one quick tap of the tongue, like the tt in American "butter": closer to a soft d than an English r.
- 크 carries the filler vowel ㅡ (eu). Keep it short and light, almost just the consonant.
- ㅂ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between p and b.
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's bi-keu-ram, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 비크람 reads as a foreign name at a glance. In casual sentences Koreans often add 이 after a name that ends in a consonant: 비크람이 왔어 ("Vikram's here").
Why it's spelled 비크람
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 비크램, but Korean media write 비크람, because the name is written the way it sounds in Hindi, not the way it's spelled.
- Korean follows the Hindi sound: vowels are read as written and the r is pronounced (ㄹ/르) rather than dropped as in English.
Type Vikram on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 비크람 is the jamo ㅂㅣ ㅋㅡ ㄹㅏㅁ, typed with the keys ql zm fka. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Vikram in Korean?
Vikram is written 비크람 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: bikeuram). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name and follows the Hindi pronunciation. In Hangul it has three syllables: 비 + 크 + 람.
How do you pronounce Vikram in Korean?
Say it bi-keu-ram, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ between two vowels (크람) 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.