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레

레 — re

레 is ㄹ plus ㅔ, romanized re 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

ㄹㅔ=레
ㄹ + ㅔ — the vowel stands to the right of the consonant.

The two letters

ㄹ (rieul)

/ɾ/ before a vowel, [l] in final position

the tapped r of Spanish pero when a vowel follows; an l at the end of a syllable

ㅔ

/e/

the e in bet — closer than ㅐ

Words containing 레

  • 카레curry

Nearby in the chart

Same consonant (ㄹ)

Same vowel (ㅔ)

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce 레?
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레 is romanized re and read exactly as written.