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The NATO phonetic alphabet is a common name for the Radiotelephony spelling alphabet of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which assigned words to the letters of the English alphabet so that critical combinations of letters could be pronounced and understood by aircrew and air traffic controllers regardless of their native language. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) have similar versions.
| Letter | Word | Pronunciation | Letter | Word | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Alfa (ICAO, ITU, FAA) Alpha (ANSI) | AL FAH | S | Sierra | SEE AIR RAH (ICAO, ITU) SEE AIR AH (FAA) |
| B | Bravo | BRAH VOH | T | Tango | TANG GO |
| C | CharlieCharlie has multiple meanings: It represents the letter C in the NATO phonetic alphabet. It refers to a car in police CB code. Charlie was slang used by members of the United States armed forces when talking about the enemy during the Vietnam War. It is a | CHAR LEE or SHAR LEE (ICAO, ITU) | UU is the twenty-first letter of the modern Latin alphabet. U was originally a capital letter like J and it was only Pierre de la Ramee who made the distinction between capital and small letter. Uniform represents the letter U in the NATO phonetic alphabet | UniformThis page describes uniform in the sense of clothing. For other meanings, see uniform (disambiguation . A uniform is a set of standard clothing worn by members of an organisation whilst participating in that organisation's activity. People performing reli | YOU NEE FORM or OO NEE FORM (ICAO, ITU) |
| DThe letter D is the fourth letter of the Latin alphabet. History The Semitic letter Dalet probably developed from the logogram for a fish or a door. In Semitic, Ancient Greek (Modern Greek /d/) and Latin the letter was pronounced /d/, in the Etruscan alph | DeltaDelta can signify: Δ or δ, a letter of the Greek alphabet. See delta (letter) A triangular area of alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river, roughly in shape of Δ. See river delta. The large triangular region of alluvial deposit at the m | DELL TAH | VV is the twenty-second letter in the modern Latin alphabet. Like F, Greek Ypsilon has Semitic Waw as its letter of origin. The Etruscans somehow simplified the letter to V. Its Etruscan sound value was /u/; but since Latin lacked a letter for /w/, Romans | VictorVictor is: A first name A British comic book: see Victor (comic) A solo album by Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson: see Victor (album) The letter V in the NATO phonetic alphabet Victor Records The town and village of Victor, New York in the United States The ne | VIK TAH |
| EThe letter E is the fifth letter in the Latin alphabet. History E is derived from the Greek letter epsilon which is much the same in appearance (Ε, ε) and function. The Semitic h probably first represented a praying or calling human figure | Echo | ECK OH | W | Whiskey | WISS KEY |
| F | Foxtrot | FOKS TROT | X | X-ray | ECKS RAY (ICAO, ITU) ECKS RAY (FAA) |
| G | Golf | GOLF | Y | Yankee | YANG KEY |
| H | Hotel | HO TELL (ICAO) HOH TELL (ITU, FAA) | Z | Zulu | ZOO LOO |
| I | India | IN DEE AH | 0 | Zero (ICAO, FAA) Nadazero (ITU) | ZE-RO (ICAO, FAA) NAH-DAH-ZAY-ROH (ITU) |
| J | Juliett (ICAO, ITU, FAA) Juliet (ANSI) | JEW LEE ETT | 1 | One (ICAO, FAA) Unaone (ITU) | WUN (ICAO, FAA) OO-NAH-WUN (ITU) |
| K | Kilo | KEY LOH | 2 | Two (ICAO, FAA) Bissotwo (ITU) | TOO (ICAO, FAA) BEES-SOH-TOO (ITU) |
| L | Lima | LEE MAH | 3 | Three (ICAO, FAA) Terrathree (ITU) | TREE (ICAO, FAA) TAY-RAH-TREE (ITU) |
| M | Mike | MIKE | 4 | Four (ICAO, FAA) Kartefour (ITU) | FOW-er (ICAO, FAA) KAR-TAY-FOWER (ITU) |
| N | November | NO VEM BER | 5 | Five (ICAO, FAA) Pantafive (ITU) | FIFE (ICAO, FAA) PAN-TAH-FIVE (ITU) |
| O | Oscar | OSS CAH | 6 | Six (ICAO, FAA) Soxisix (ITU) | SIX (ICAO, FAA) SOK-SEE-SIX (ITU) |
| P | Papa | PAH PAH | 7 | Seven (ICAO, FAA) Setteseven (ITU) | SEV-en (ICAO, FAA) SAY-TAY-SEVEN (ITU) |
| Q | Quebec | KEH BECK | 8 | Eight (ICAO, FAA) Oktoeight (ITU) | AIT (ICAO, FAA) OK-TOH-AIT (ITU) |
| R | Romeo | ROW ME OH | 9 | Nine (ICAO, FAA) Novenine (ITU) | NIN-er (ICAO, FAA) NO-VAY-NINER (ITU) |
The spelling and pronunciation given here is that officially prescribed by the ICAO. Nevertheless, they state that the pronunciation of the words in the alphabet as well as numbers may vary according to the language habits of the speakers. In order to eliminate wide variations in pronunciation, posters illustrating the pronunciation desired are available from the ICAO.
Where the ITU, FAA, or ANSI differ from the ICAO, their pronunciations or spellings are also given in the table. The FAA gives different spellings for their pronunciations depending on the publication consulted. These are from the FAA Air Traffic Control manual (2.4.16), ignoring errors like ECKSRAY and YANGKEY. ANSI gives English spellings, but does not give pronunciations or numbers. The ITU numbers are quite different from all other versions.
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