| Letter |
Code word |
Pronunciation |
IPA from ICAO |
| A |
Alfa (ICAO, ITU, IMO, FAA)
Alpha (ANSI) |
AL FAH |
ˈælfɑ |
| B |
Bravo |
BRAH VOE |
ˈbrɑːˈvo (sic) |
| C |
Charlie |
CHAR LEE or
SHAR LEE |
ˈtʃɑːli (sic) or
ˈʃɑːli (sic) |
| D |
Delta |
DELL TAH |
ˈdeltɑ |
| E |
Echo |
ECK OH |
ˈeko |
| F |
Foxtrot |
FOKS TROT |
ˈfɔkstrɔt |
| G |
Golf |
GOLF |
gʌlf (sic) |
| H |
Hotel |
HO TELL (ICAO)
HOH TELL (ITU, IMO, FAA) |
hoːˈtel |
| I |
India |
IN DEE AH |
ˈindiˑɑ |
| J |
Juliett (ICAO, ITU, IMO, FAA)
Juliet (ANSI) |
JEW LEE ETT |
ˈdʒuːliˑˈet |
| K |
Kilo |
KEY LOH |
ˈkiːlo |
| L |
Lima |
LEE MAH |
ˈliːmɑ |
| M |
Mike |
MIKE |
mɑik |
| N |
November |
NO VEM BER |
noˈvembə (sic) |
| O |
Oscar |
OSS CAH |
ˈɔskɑ |
| P |
Papa |
PAH PAH |
pəˈpɑ |
| Q |
Quebec |
KEH BECK |
keˈbek |
| R |
Romeo |
ROW ME OH |
ˈroːmiˑo |
| S |
Sierra |
SEE AIR RAH (ICAO, ITU, IMO)
SEE AIR AH (FAA) |
siˈerɑ |
| T |
Tango |
TANG GO |
ˈtængo (sic) |
| U |
Uniform |
YOU NEE FORM or
OO NEE FORM |
ˈjuːnifɔːm (sic) or
ˈuːnifɔrm |
| V |
Victor |
VIK TAH |
ˈviktɑ |
| W |
Whiskey |
WISS KEY |
ˈwiski |
| X |
X-ray or
Xray |
ECKS RAY (ICAO, ITU)
ECKS RAY (IMO, FAA) |
ˈeksˈrei |
| Y |
Yankee |
YANG KEY |
ˈjænki (sic) |
| Z |
Zulu |
ZOO LOO |
ˈzuːluː |
| 0 |
Zero (FAA)
Nadazero (ITU, IMO) |
ZE RO (ICAO, FAA)
NAH-DAH-ZAY-ROH (ITU, IMO) |
— |
| 1 |
One (FAA)
Unaone (ITU, IMO) |
WUN (ICAO, FAA)
OO-NAH-WUN (ITU, IMO) |
— |
| 2 |
Two (FAA)
Bissotwo (ITU, IMO) |
TOO (ICAO, FAA)
BEES-SOH-TOO (ITU, IMO) |
— |
| 3 |
Three (FAA)
Terrathree (ITU, IMO) |
TREE (ICAO, FAA)
TAY-RAH-TREE (ITU, IMO) |
— |
| 4 |
Four (FAA)
Kartefour (ITU, IMO) |
FOW ER (ICAO, FAA)
KAR-TAY-FOWER (ITU, IMO) |
— |
| 5 |
Five (FAA)
Pantafive (ITU, IMO) |
FIFE (ICAO, FAA)
PAN-TAH-FIVE (ITU, IMO) |
— |
| 6 |
Six (FAA)
Soxisix (ITU, IMO) |
SIX (ICAO, FAA)
SOK-SEE-SIX (ITU, IMO) |
— |
| 7 |
Seven (FAA)
Setteseven (ITU, IMO) |
SEV EN (ICAO, FAA)
SAY-TAY-SEVEN (ITU, IMO) |
— |
| 8 |
Eight (FAA)
Oktoeight (ITU, IMO) |
AIT (ICAO, FAA)
OK-TOH-AIT (ITU, IMO) |
— |
| 9 |
Nine (FAA)
Novenine (ITU, IMO)
(No ‘r’ in spellings) |
NIN ER (ICAO, FAA)
NO-VAY-NINER (ITU, IMO) |
— |