Is it Alfa or Alpha, and Juliett or Juliet?

The standard letter words are Alfa and Juliett. The decoder also accepts the common spellings Alpha and Juliet, plus Xray and X ray for X-ray. Spelling output always uses Alfa, Juliett and X-ray.

How do I convert NATO code words to English letters?

Choose NATO to text and enter words such as Bravo Alfa / Two Seven to get BA 27. Spaces or commas separate code words; / or | marks a word break. Unknown words produce an error naming the word. Detect mode recognizes even a single code word.

Where can I get a printable NATO alphabet PDF?

Choose Printable chart, then Download chart PDF. It contains all 26 letter words, 10 digit words and pronunciation guides on one A4 page. Include international Morse code adds a Morse column. CSV exports the same reference rows.

What are the NATO words for G, I, X, Y and Z?

They are Golf, India, X-ray, Yankee and Zulu. India is the standard I word, rather than Indigo. The table includes every letter from Alfa to Zulu, plus Zero through Nine.

What are the number words and pronunciation guides?

The digit words are Zero, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight and Nine. The guide shows conventional respellings including TREE, FOW-er, FIFE and NIN-er. These are listed alongside the letter spelling words.

Is this the same as the International Phonetic Alphabet?

No. NATO code words identify letters for spelling; the International Phonetic Alphabet, or IPA, uses symbols to represent speech sounds. A spelling alphabet does not transcribe pronunciation into IPA.

Is the NATO alphabet the same as every police alphabet?

Local police and historical spelling alphabets can use different words, such as Adam, Boy and Charles. This reference shows the international ICAO/NATO letter words, not every local variant.

What is the alphabet used for?

It helps spell names and reference codes when individual letters might be confused over a phone line. Choose Text to NATO to spell a literal name such as Alfa; Detect would otherwise recognize it as the code word for A.

Can I hear the words?

Read aloud uses a voice installed in your browser when available. Its pronunciation may differ from the respelled guide, and the tool cancels speech when you change the input or leave the page.

What does NATO mean in the alphabet name?

NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The letter code words in this reference are also called the ICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet or international spelling alphabet; they label written letters rather than speech sounds.

NATO Phonetic Alphabet

Turn letters and digits into NATO spelling words, or decode Alfa, Bravo and the other code words back to text. Choose a direction when a word could mean either input, use the complete reference table, or download a printable PDF with an optional international Morse column.

Text → phoneticBravo Alfa Two SevenThe | separator marks a word break

Text or code words

No code word for: -. These characters are omitted from the spelling output; say punctuation separately.

Single code words such as Alfa decode in Detect mode. Choose Text to NATO to spell the literal name Alfa. Browser speech uses the installed voice and may differ from the pronunciation guide.

The alphabet and digits

Alfa, Juliett and X-ray use the standard letter spellings. The pronunciation guide capitalizes stressed syllables. Digit words and their respelled pronunciations are listed separately from the 26 letter words.

Include international Morse code

Letter	Code word	Pronunciation
	Alfa	AL-fah
	Bravo	BRAH-voh
	Charlie	CHAR-lee
	Delta	DELL-tah
	Echo	ECK-oh
	Foxtrot	FOKS-trot
	Golf	GOLF
	Hotel	hoh-TELL
	India	IN-dee-ah
	Juliett	JEW-lee-ett
	Kilo	KEY-loh
	Lima	LEE-mah
	Mike	MIKE
	November	no-VEM-ber
	Oscar	OSS-cah
	Papa	pah-PAH
	Quebec	keh-BECK
	Romeo	ROW-me-oh
	Sierra	see-AIR-rah
	Tango	TANG-go
	Uniform	YOU-nee-form
	Victor	VIK-tah
	Whiskey	WISS-key
	X-ray	ECKS-ray
	Yankee	YANG-key
	Zulu	ZOO-loo
	Zero	ZEE-roh
	One	WUN
	Two	TOO
	Three	TREE
	Four	FOW-er
	Five	FIFE
	Six	SIX
	Seven	SEV-en
	Eight	AIT
	Nine	NIN-er

The spelling alphabet names letters. It differs from the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), which represents speech sounds. Local police alphabets can use different words.

Common questions

Is it Alfa or Alpha, and Juliett or Juliet?: The standard letter words are Alfa and Juliett. The decoder also accepts the common spellings Alpha and Juliet, plus Xray and X ray for X-ray. Spelling output always uses Alfa, Juliett and X-ray.
How do I convert NATO code words to English letters?: Choose NATO to text and enter words such as Bravo Alfa / Two Seven to get BA 27. Spaces or commas separate code words; / or | marks a word break. Unknown words produce an error naming the word. Detect mode recognizes even a single code word.
Where can I get a printable NATO alphabet PDF?: Choose Printable chart, then Download chart PDF. It contains all 26 letter words, 10 digit words and pronunciation guides on one A4 page. Include international Morse code adds a Morse column. CSV exports the same reference rows.
What are the NATO words for G, I, X, Y and Z?: They are Golf, India, X-ray, Yankee and Zulu. India is the standard I word, rather than Indigo. The table includes every letter from Alfa to Zulu, plus Zero through Nine.
What are the number words and pronunciation guides?: The digit words are Zero, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight and Nine. The guide shows conventional respellings including TREE, FOW-er, FIFE and NIN-er. These are listed alongside the letter spelling words.
Is this the same as the International Phonetic Alphabet?: No. NATO code words identify letters for spelling; the International Phonetic Alphabet, or IPA, uses symbols to represent speech sounds. A spelling alphabet does not transcribe pronunciation into IPA.
Is the NATO alphabet the same as every police alphabet?: Local police and historical spelling alphabets can use different words, such as Adam, Boy and Charles. This reference shows the international ICAO/NATO letter words, not every local variant.
What is the alphabet used for?: It helps spell names and reference codes when individual letters might be confused over a phone line. Choose Text to NATO to spell a literal name such as Alfa; Detect would otherwise recognize it as the code word for A.
Can I hear the words?: Read aloud uses a voice installed in your browser when available. Its pronunciation may differ from the respelled guide, and the tool cancels speech when you change the input or leave the page.
What does NATO mean in the alphabet name?: NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The letter code words in this reference are also called the ICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet or international spelling alphabet; they label written letters rather than speech sounds.

Exact for the 26 ICAO/NATO letter code words and the listed digit words. Pronunciations are respelled guides; browser speech depends on the installed voice. Unsupported characters are reported and omitted.