The Phonetic Alphabet

Letters

The 26 code words in the NATO phonetic alphabet as assigned to the 26 letters of the English alphabet:
(in alphabetical order)

  • Alfa
  • Bravo
  • Charlie
  • Delta
  • Echo
  • Foxtrot
  • Golf
  • Hotel
  • India
  • Juliet
  • Kilo
  • Lima
  • Mike
  • November
  • Oscar
  • Papa
  • Quebec
  • Romeo
  • Sierra
  • Tango
  • Uniform
  • Victor
  • Whiskey
  • X-ray
  • Yankee
  • Zulu

Numbers

  • Zero
  • One
  • Two
  • Three
  • Four
  • Five
  • Six
  • Seven
  • Eight
  • Niner

NATO phonetic alphabet – Wikipedia

Strict adherence to the prescribed spelling words – including the apparently misspelled “Alfa” and “Juliett” – is required in order to avoid the problems of confusion that the spelling alphabet is designed to overcome.


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