Willie in Korean 윌리
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Willie as 윌리: two syllables, said wil-li. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Willie 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.
- ㅟ in 윌 is one gliding vowel: wee, in a single beat.
- Two even beats, wil-li: 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 윌리 already sounds natural to Korean ears. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 윌리 or 윌리 씨.
Why it's spelled 윌리
Here the letters and the sound line up: applying the loanword rules letter by letter already gives 윌리, the same spelling Korean media use.
- An l between vowels is written twice (final ㄹ + ㄹ), so Koreans say a clear l instead of a tapped r.
- w merges with the vowel after it into one Korean vowel: 윌.
Type Willie on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 윌리 is the jamo ㅇㅟㄹ ㄹㅣ, typed with the keys dnlf fl. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Willie in Korean?
Willie is written 윌리 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: willi). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has two syllables: 윌 + 리.
How do you pronounce Willie in Korean?
Say it wil-li, 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.