English Phonetics

phonetic alphabet was developed by the International Civil Aviation Organization

The pronunciation of the codes for the letters of the alphabet and for the digits varies according to the language habits of the speaker

The first internationally recognized spelling alphabet was adopted by the ITU during 1927

A spelling alphabet is used to spell parts of a message containing letters and numbers to avoid confusion

The NATO Phonetic Alphabet was developed in the 1950s to be intelligible (and pronounceable) to all NATO allies in the heat of battle. Letter phonetic letter Pronunciation A Alpha or Alfa AL FAH B Bravo BRAH VOE C Charlie CHAR LEE D Delta DELL TAH E Echo ECK OH F Foxtrot FOKS TROT G Golf GOLF H Hotel HO TELL I India IN DEE AH J Juliet or Juliett JEW LEE ETT K Kilo KEY LOH L Lima LEE MAH M Mike MIKE N November NO VEM BER O Oscar OSS CAH P Papa PAH PAH Q Quebec KEH BECK R Romeo ROW ME OH S Sierra SEE AIR RAH T Tango TANG GO U Uniform YOU NEE FORM V Victor VIK TAH W Whiskey WISS KEY X X-ray ECKS RAY Y Yankee YANG KEY Z Zulu ZOO LOO