Phonetic Alphabet

Modified on Sat, 3 Aug at 8:11 PM

The NATO phonetic alphabet, a.k.a. the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, is the most commonly used radiotelephone spelling alphabet. Although they are sometimes called "phonetic alphabets", spelling alphabets are unrelated to phonetic transcription systems like the International Phonetic Alphabet.




Below is the NATO phonetic alphabet, in alphabetical order.
  • Alpha
  • Bravo
  • Charlie
  • Delta
  • Echo
  • Foxtrot
  • Golf
  • Hotel
  • India
  • Juliett
  • Kilo
  • Lima
  • Mike
  • November
  • Oscar
  • Papa
  • Quebec
  • Romeo
  • Sierra
  • Tango
  • Uniform
  • Victor
  • Whiskey
  • Xray
  • Yankee
  • Zulu

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