Phonetic alphabet

To help make call letters more clearly understood, and to assist in spelling out similar sounding or unfamiliar word, radiotelephone users employ the international phonetic alphabet.

Letter

Word

A

ALPHA

B

BRAVO

C

CHARLIE

D

DELTA

E

ECHO

F

FOXTROT

G

GOLF

H

HOTEL

I

INDIA

J

JULIET

K

KILO

L

LIMA

M

MIKE

N

NOVEMBER

O

OSCAR

P

PAPA

Q

QUEBEC

R

ROMEO

S

SIERRA

T

TANGO

U

UNIFORM

V

VICTOR

W

WHISKEY

X

X-RAY

Y

YANKEE

Z

ZULU