William in Korean 윌리엄
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write William as 윌리엄: three syllables, said wil-li-eom. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
William letter by letter
Each Hangul block is one syllable, built from a consonant, a vowel and sometimes a final consonant underneath.
The double ㄹ in 윌리 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
- ㅓ (eo) in 엄 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
- ㅟ in 윌 is one gliding vowel: wee, in a single beat.
- ㅇ at the top of 엄 is silent, so 엄 is just the vowel: eom.
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's wil-li-eom, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 윌리엄 reads as a foreign name at a glance. In casual sentences Koreans often add 이 after a name that ends in a consonant: 윌리엄이 왔어 ("William's here").
Why it's spelled 윌리엄
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 윌리암, but Korean media write 윌리엄, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- An l between vowels is written twice (final ㄹ + ㄹ), so Koreans say a clear l instead of a tapped r.
- The unstressed "uh" vowel is written ㅓ (eo), whatever letter English uses for it.
- w merges with the vowel after it into one Korean vowel: 윌.
Type William on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 윌리엄 is the jamo ㅇㅟㄹ ㄹㅣ ㅇㅓㅁ, typed with the keys dnlf fl dja. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write William in Korean?
William is written 윌리엄 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: willieom). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has three syllables: 윌 + 리 + 엄.
How do you pronounce William in Korean?
Say it wil-li-eom, with even weight on every syllable. The double ㄹ in 윌리 is a clear English l, as in "hello", not an r.
Spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language loanword rules and common Korean media usage. Last checked: October 2026.