ITU / ICAO / NATO Phonetic Spelling Alphabet with Audio

The ITU / ICAO / NATO phonetic alphabet (also called the International Spelling Alphabet) is a standardized system
used worldwide in aviation, maritime, military, and telecommunications to prevent miscommunication.
This guide provides the full list of letters, digits, and symbols,
each with audio pronunciation, so you can listen and learn how to spell words clearly over radio or phone.

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Letters (ITU/ICAO/NATO Spelling Alphabet)

Letter	Word	Audio
A	Alfa
B	Bravo
C	Charlie
D	Delta
E	Echo
F	Foxtrot
G	Golf
H	Hotel
I	India
J	Juliett
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

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Digits (ITU/ICAO/NATO & ITU/IMO)

Digit	Spelling	Audio
0	Zero
0	Nadazero
1	One
1	Unaone
2	Two
2	Bissotwo
3	Three
3	Terrathree
4	Four
4	Kartefour
5	Five
5	Pantafive
6	Six
6	Soxisix
7	Seven
7	Setteseven
8	Eight
8	Oktoeight
9	Nine
9	Novenine

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Punctuation Marks, Signs and Special Characters

Symbol	Name	Audio
.	Dot / Period
,	Comma
?	Question Mark
!	Exclamation Mark
@	At Sign
&	Ampersand
“	Double Quotation Mark
‘	Apostrophe
–	Dash
/	Forward Slash
\	Backslash
(	Left Parenthesis
)	Right Parenthesis
+	Plus Sign
=	Equal Sign
#	Hash / Number Sign
$	Dollar
€	Euro
%	Percent
_	Underscore

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