How do you pronounce 케?

케 is romanized ke and read exactly as written.

Is 케 used in real Korean words?

Not in the beginner vocabulary behind this site. It is still a legal syllable, and once you know the two letters it is made of you can read it on sight.

케

케 — ke

케 is ㅋ plus ㅔ, romanized ke and read exactly as written. You can hear it below, recorded by a native Korean speaker.

Frequency: less common — it appears, but below the median frequency. The boundary is the median of the cells that appear at all, which works out at 21 occurrences.

How this block is put together

ㅋ + ㅔ — the vowel stands to the right of the consonant.

The two letters

ㅋ (kieuk)

/kʰ/

the k in kite, with a strong puff of air

ㅔ

/e/

the e in bet — closer than ㅐ

Nearby in the chart

Same consonant (ㅋ)

Same vowel (ㅔ)

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce 케?: 케 is romanized ke and read exactly as written.
Is 케 used in real Korean words?: Not in the beginner vocabulary behind this site. It is still a legal syllable, and once you know the two letters it is made of you can read it on sight.