NATO phonetic alphabet
This is the Alpha–Zulu list most English speakers mean when they say “NATO phonetic alphabet.” Tap a letter to see its code word, or jump to the translator when you need a whole name spelled out. Same words as the ICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet — the label changes more than the list does.
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 keep the tool up top. History lectures and membership trivia are not why you opened the tab.
When to use
Confirming one letter mid-call; learning the list before a radio exam; pasting a short callsign into chat so consonants do not bounce.
When not to
Do not treat this as proof of military qualification. Do not expect APCO 10-codes or local department slang. Need only a printable grid → chart. Drilling recall → quiz.
Assumptions
English international letter code words (Juliett with two t’s; Alfa not Alpha). Digits can wait for a numbers page; letter spelling is the job here. Playback, if enabled, is a browser voice helper — not an official ATC recording.
Worked examples
In: Letter P
Out: Papa
Copy from the selected panel.
In: Text NSB
Out: NOVEMBER · SIERRA · BRAVO
How it works
Tap a letter on the chart to read or copy the code word. Or paste text into spell mode to get space-separated code words. Copy the line; open the quiz when you want to self-check.
Common traps
- Juliett is spelled with two t’s in the international list — not “Juliet.”
- X-ray is hyphenated in many official charts; we match that form.
- Alfa is the ICAO spelling (often searched as Alpha). UI output uses Alfa.
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Common questions
For letter code words, yes — one shared international list.