International phonetic alphabet

You are here: Home / Reference Tables / General / International phonetic alphabet

This is a list of international and localised phonetic alphabet words, commonly used by police, military and aviation authorities.


Letter
NATO &
international
aviation
International
(ex-aero)
International
American
(ex-military)
American
(police)
English
German
Italian
A
Alpha
Alpha
Amsterdam
Abel
Adam
Andrew
Anton
Ancona
Ä
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ärger
 
B
Bravo
Bravo
Baltimore
Baker
Boy
Benjamin
Berta
Bologna
C
Charlie
Coca
Casablanca
Charlie
Charlie
Charlie
Cäsar
Como
Ch
 
 
 
 
 
 
Charlotte
 
D
Delta
Delta
Denmark
Dog
David
David
Dora
Domodossola
E
Echo
Echo
Edison
Easy
Edward
Edward
Emil
Empoli
É
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
F
Foxtrot
Foxtrot
Florida
Fox
Frank
Frederick
Friedrich
Firenze
G
Golf
Golf
Gallipoli
George
George
George
Gustav
Genova
H
Hotel
Hotel
Havana
How
Henry
Harry
Heinrich
Hotel
I
India
India
Italy
Item
Ida
Isaac
Ida
Imola
J
Juliet
Juliet
Jerusalem
Jig
John
Jack
Julius
I lunga
K
Kilo
Kilo
Kilogram
King
King
King
Kaufmann
Kursaal
L
Lima
Lima
Liverpool
Love
Lincoln
Lucy
Ludwig
Livorno
M
Mike
Metro
Madagascar
Mike
Mary
Mary
Martha
Milano
N
November
Nectar
New York
Nan
Nora
Nelli
Nordpol
Napoli
Ñ
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
O
Oscar
Oscar
Oslo
Oboe
Ocean
Oliver
Otto
Otranto
Ö
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ökkonom
 
P
Papa
Papa
Paris
Peter
Paul
Peter
Paula
Padova
Q
Quebec
Quebec
Quebec
Queen
Queen
Queenie
Quelle
Quarto
R
Romeo
Romeo
Roma
Roger
Robert
Robert
Richard
Roma
S
Sierra
Siera
Santiago
Sugar
Sam
Sugar
Samuel
Savona
Sch
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schule
 
T
Tango
Tango
Tripoli
Tare
Tom
Tommy
Theodor
Torino
U
Uniform
Union
Uppsala
Uncle
Union
Uncle
Ulrich
Udine
Ü
 
 
 
 
 
 
Übermut
 
V
Victor
Victor
Valencia
Victor
Victor
Victor
Viktor
Venezia
W
Whisky
Whisky
Washington
William
William
William
Wilhelm
Washington
X
X-ray
Extra
Xanthippe
X (eks)
X-ray
Xmas
Xanthippe
Ics
Y
Yankee
Yankee
Yokohama
Yoke
Young
Yellow
Ypsilon
York
Z
Zulu
Zulu
Zürich
Zebra
Zebra
Zebra
Zeppelin
Zara

Home | Tables | General