These are not phonetic alphavets as in those used to guide pronounciation, rather they are a selection of Alphavets used, particularly by radio operators, to spell out words. Brian Kelk has the most comprehensive list available and many of the alphabets listed here come from his collection. |
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Phonetic Alphabets of the World |
Letter |
NATO & |
British |
RAF 1942-43 |
Telecom B |
British A or |
NY Police |
French |
German |
Italian |
Spanish |
A |
Alfa |
Abel |
Apple |
Alfred |
Amsterdam |
Adam |
Anatole |
Anton |
Ancona |
Antonio |
Ä |
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Ärger |
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B |
Bravo |
Baker |
Beer |
Benjamin |
Baltimore |
Boy |
Berthe |
Berta |
Bologna |
Barcelona |
C |
Charlie |
Charlie |
Charlie |
Charles |
Casablanca |
Charlie |
Celestin |
Casar |
Como |
Carmen |
Ch |
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Charlotte |
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D |
Delta |
Dog |
Dog |
David |
Denmark |
David |
Désiré |
Dora |
Domodossola |
Dolores |
E |
Echo |
Easy |
Edward |
Edward |
Edison |
Edward |
Eugene |
Emil |
Empoli |
뚜갸ꕨ |
É |
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Émile |
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F |
Foxtrot |
Fox |
Freddy |
Frederick |
Florida |
Frank |
Francois |
Friedrich |
Firenze |
Francia |
G |
Golf |
George |
George |
George |
Gallipoli |
George |
Gaston |
Gustav |
Genova |
Gerona |
H |
Hotel |
How |
Harry |
Harry |
Havana |
Henry |
Henri |
Heinrich |
Hotel |
Historia |
I |
India |
Item |
In |
Isaac |
Italia |
Ida |
Irma |
Ida |
Imola |
Ines |
J |
Juliet |
Jig |
Jug/Johnny |
Jack |
Jerusalem |
John |
Joseph |
Julius |
I Iunga |
Jose |
K |
Kilo |
King |
King |
King |
Kilogram |
King |
Kleber |
Kaufmann |
Kursaal |
Kilo |
L |
Lima |
Love |
Love |
London |
Liverpool |
Lincoln |
Louis |
Ludwig |
Livorno |
Lorenzo |
LI |
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Llobregat |
M |
Mike |
Mike |
Mother |
Mary |
Madagascar |
Mary |
Marcel |
Martha |
Milano |
Madrid |
N |
November |
Nan |
Nuts |
Nellie |
New york |
Nora |
Nicolas |
Nordpol |
Napoli |
Navarra |
Ñ |
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Ñono |
O |
Oscar |
Oboe |
Orange |
Oliver |
Oslo |
Ocean |
Oscar |
Otto |
Otranto |
Oviedo |
Ö |
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Ökonom |
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P |
Papa |
Peter |
Peter |
Peter |
Paris |
Peter |
Pierre |
Paula |
Padova |
Paris |
Q |
Quebec |
Queen |
Queen |
Queen |
Quebec |
Queen |
Quintal |
Quelle |
Quarto |
Querido |
R |
Romeo |
Roger |
Roger/Robert |
Robert |
Roma |
Robert |
Raoul |
Richard |
Roma |
Ramon |
S |
Sierra |
Sugar |
Suga |
Samuel |
Santiago |
Sam |
Suzanne |
Samuel |
Savona |
Sabado |
Sch |
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Schule |
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T |
Tango |
Tare |
Tommy |
Tommy |
Tripoli |
Tom |
Therese |
Theodor |
Torino |
Tarragona |
U |
Uniform |
Uncle |
Uncle |
Uncle |
Uppsala |
Union |
Ursule |
Ulrich |
Udine |
Ulises |
Ü |
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Übermut |
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V |
Victor |
Victor |
Vic |
Victor |
Valencia |
Victor |
Victor |
Viktor |
Venezia |
Valencia |
W |
Whisky |
William |
William |
William |
Washington |
William |
William |
Wilhelm |
Washington |
Washington |
X |
X-ray |
X-ray |
X-ray |
X-ray |
Xantippe |
X-ray |
Xavier |
Xanthippe |
Ics |
Xiquena |
Y |
Yankee |
Yoke |
Yoke/Yorker |
Yellow |
Yokohama |
Young |
Yvonne |
Ypsilon |
York |
Yegua |
Z |
Zulu |
Zebra |
Zebra |
Zebra |
Zürich |
Zebra |
Zoé |
Zeppelin |
Zara |
Zaragoza |
Letter |
NATO & |
British |
RAF 1942-43 |
Telecom B |
British A or |
NY Police |
French |
German |
Italian |
Spanish |