Zachary in Korean 재커리
Korean media, baristas and the immigration office write Zachary as 재커리: three syllables, said jae-keo-ri. Here's how it's built, how to say it, and what people will call you.
Zachary 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 (커리) 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 커 is the open "uh" of "sun", not an "o".
- ㅐ (ae) is said like the e in "bed" by most Koreans today, a little more closed than the a in "cat".
- ㅈ at the start is soft and unvoiced, halfway between ch and j.
- Give all 3 syllables the same weight. Korean has no strong stress, so it's jae-keo-ri, evenly.
How Koreans would call you
Korean given names are almost always two syllables (after a one-syllable family name), so at 3 syllables 재커리 reads as a foreign name at a glance. With foreign names some Koreans skip 야 and just say 재커리 or 재커리 씨.
Why it's spelled 재커리
Spelled letter-by-letter you'd get 자차리, but Korean media write 재커리, because the name is written the way it sounds, not the way it's spelled.
- The ch in Zachary is a k sound, so Korean uses ㅋ (k), not ㅊ.
- Korean has no z, so z becomes ㅈ (j).
- The unstressed "uh" vowel is written ㅓ (eo), whatever letter English uses for it.
Type Zachary on a Korean keyboard
On the standard two-set (두벌식) layout, 재커리 is the jamo ㅈㅐ ㅋㅓ ㄹㅣ, typed with the keys wo zj fl. Want to get fast at it? Try the Hangul Typing Test.
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Questions people ask
How do you write Zachary in Korean?
Zachary is written 재커리 in Hangul (Revised Romanization: jaekeori). It is the standard spelling Korean media use for the name. In Hangul it has three syllables: 재 + 커 + 리.
How do you pronounce Zachary in Korean?
Say it jae-keo-ri, with even weight on every syllable. ㄹ between two vowels (커리) 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.