Phonetic Alphabet

A

Alfa (ICAO, ITU, IMO, FAA) Alpha (ANSI)

AL FAH

ˈælfɑ

B

Bravo

BRAH VOH

ˈbrɑːˈvo (sic)

C

Charlie

CHAR LEE  or SHAR LEE

ˈtʃɑːli (sic)  or ˈʃɑːli (sic)

D

Delta

DELL TAH

ˈdeltɑ

E

Echo

ECK OH

ˈeko

F

Foxtrot

FOKS TROT

ˈfɔkstrɔt

G

Golf

GOLF

gʌlf (sic)

H

Hotel

HO TELL (ICAO) HOH TELL (ITU, IMO, FAA)

hoːˈtel

I

India

IN DEE AH

ˈindiˑɑ

J

Juliett (ICAO, ITU, IMO, FAA) Juliet (ANSI)

JEW LEE ETT

ˈdʒuːliˑˈet

K

Kilo

KEY LOH

ˈkiːlo

L

Lima

LEE MAH

ˈliːmɑ

M

Mike

MIKE

mɑik

N

November

NO VEM BER

noˈvembə (sic)

O

Oscar

OSS CAH

ˈɔskɑ

P

Papa

PAH PAH

pəˈpɑ

Q

Quebec

KEH BECK

keˈbek

R

Romeo

ROW ME OH

ˈroːmiˑo

S

Sierra

SEE AIR RAH (ICAO, ITU, IMO) SEE AIR AH (FAA)

siˈerɑ

T

Tango

TANG GO

ˈtængo (sic)

U

Uniform

YOU NEE FORM  or OO NEE FORM

ˈjuːnifɔːm (sic)  or ˈuːnifɔrm

V

Victor

VIK TAH

ˈviktɑ

W

Whiskey

WISS KEY

ˈwiski

X

X-ray or Xray

ECKS RAY (ICAO, ITU) ECKS RAY (IMO, FAA)

ˈeksˈrei

Y

Yankee

YANG KEY

ˈjænki (sic)

Z

Zulu

ZOO LOO

ˈzuːluː

0

Zero (FAA) Nadazero (ITU, IMO)

ZE RO (ICAO, FAA) NAH-DAH-ZAY-ROH (ITU, IMO)

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1

One (FAA) Unaone (ITU, IMO)

WUN (ICAO, FAA) OO-NAH-WUN (ITU, IMO)

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2

Two (FAA) Bissotwo (ITU, IMO)

TOO (ICAO, FAA) BEES-SOH-TOO (ITU, IMO)

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3

Three (FAA) Terrathree (ITU, IMO)

TREE (ICAO, FAA) TAY-RAH-TREE (ITU, IMO)

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4

Four (FAA) Kartefour (ITU, IMO)

FOW ER (ICAO, FAA) KAR-TAY-FOWER (ITU, IMO)

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5

Five (FAA) Pantafive (ITU, IMO)

FIFE (ICAO, FAA) PAN-TAH-FIVE (ITU, IMO)

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6

Six (FAA) Soxisix (ITU, IMO)

SIX (ICAO, FAA) SOK-SEE-SIX (ITU, IMO)

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7

Seven (FAA) Setteseven (ITU, IMO)

SEV EN (ICAO, FAA) SAY-TAY-SEVEN (ITU, IMO)

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8

Eight (FAA) Oktoeight (ITU, IMO)

AIT (ICAO, FAA) OK-TOH-AIT (ITU, IMO)

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9

Nine (FAA) Novenine (ITU, IMO) (No ‘r’ in spellings)

NIN ER (ICAO, FAA) NO-VAY-NINER (ITU, IMO)

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