Most Common Korean Words Pronounced Wrong Part. 2

This is Part. 2  of the series Most Common Korean Words Pronounced Wrong. Read Part. 1 (words 1-1000) and Part. 3 (words 1501-2000).

Pronouncing Korean can be difficult given the many exceptions to basic pronunciation rules. In many cases, words seemingly simple have a different pronunciation from their 한글 spelling. Below are listed the most common words that have a different pronunciation from their spelling. These common words were selected among words 1001-1500 from the book A Frequency Dictionary of Korean. This list will be updated with relevant pronunciation guides on KoniKorean when available.

Notes about the table:

• Rank corresponds to the rank in A Frequency Dictionary of Korean, from most common in the Korean language to least common.
• Pronunciation was extracted from the Naver Dictionary of Korean.
• Words with especially tricky pronunciation are in yellow rows .
• Meaning is presented for quick reference; many words have different meanings depending on context.
• The colon : indicates that the preceding syllable is a long one.

Pronunciation Tips

• When in doubt, use the Naver Korean Dictionary to confirm the pronunciation of a word. Especially useful for words of Chinese origins, such as 1290: 결정 pronounced [결쩡] instead of [결정 (X)].