Reference Guide
NATO Phonetic Alphabet
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Letters A–Z
A
Alpha
AL-fah
B
Bravo
BRAH-voh
C
Charlie
CHAR-lee
D
Delta
DELL-tah
E
Echo
ECK-oh
F
Foxtrot
FOKS-trot
G
Golf
GOLF
H
Hotel
hoh-TELL
I
India
IN-dee-ah
J
Juliet
JEW-lee-ett
K
Kilo
KEY-loh
L
Lima
LEE-mah
M
Mike
MIKE
N
November
no-VEM-ber
O
Oscar
OSS-car
P
Papa
pah-PAH
Q
Quebec
keh-BECK
R
Romeo
ROW-me-oh
S
Sierra
see-AIR-ah
T
Tango
TANG-go
U
Uniform
YOU-nee-form
V
Victor
VIK-tor
W
Whiskey
WISS-key
X
X-ray
ECKS-ray
Y
Yankee
YANG-key
Z
Zulu
ZOO-loo
Numbers 0–9
0
Zero
ZEE-ro
1
One
WUN
2
Two
TOO
3
Three
TREE
4
Four
FOW-er
5
Five
FIFE
6
Six
SIX
7
Seven
SEV-en
8
Eight
AIT
9
Nine
NIN-er
Quick Tips
- •Practice by spelling your name, your team's name, or your email address out loud.
- •Focus on the tricky ones first: November, Whiskey, Quebec, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu.
- •When you feel confident, head to the Quiz page and test yourself under time pressure.