ICAO phonetic alphabet
ICAO is the standards label behind the international radiotelephony spelling alphabet — the Alpha–Zulu list people also call NATO. Same twenty-six code words. This page is the interactive chart and speller under the ICAO doorway.
International spelling alphabet
Select a letter for its code word
Letter Tile Board
A keyboard-focusable A–Z grid
International spelling alphabet (ICAO / NATO word list)
International spelling alphabet (ICAO / NATO word list) — not a military training certificate, not APCO department codes.
More detail
We use Alfa (not Alpha), Juliett (two t’s), and X-ray.
When to use
Looking up the ICAO spelling list; comparing search labels; copying a code word mid-study.
When not to
Not a dump of the entire ICAO annex library. Not a linguistics IPA chart.
Assumptions
Letter code words for English international use. Digits on the numbers page.
Worked examples
In: Letter A
Out: Alfa
In: Text ICAO
Out: INDIA · CHARLIE · ALFA · OSCAR
How it works
Tap letters, copy words, or spell a string. Same desk as NATO-labeled pages.
Common traps
- Spelling alphabet ≠ IPA phonetic alphabet.
- Search may say Alpha; UI output uses Alfa.
- International radiotelephony spelling alphabet is the long formal name for this list.
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Common questions
Not for A–Z code words on this site — one list.