The English Alphabet & NATO Phonetic Alphabet

Clarity and Accuracy in Global Communication

The English Alphabet

The English alphabet consists of 26 letters.

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

The NATO Phonetic Alphabet

The NATO Phonetic Alphabet is used internationally to spell out letters in a clear and standard way.

Letter Code Word Pronunciation
AAlphaAL-fah
BBravoBRAH-voh
CCharlieCHAR-lee
DDeltaDELL-tah
EEchoECK-oh
FFoxtrotFOKS-trot
GGolfGOLF
HHotelhoh-TELL
IIndiaIN-dee-ah
JJuliettJEW-lee-ett
KKiloKEY-loh
LLimaLEE-mah
MMikeMIKE
NNovemberno-VEM-ber
OOscarOSS-cah
PPapapah-PAH
QQuebeckeh-BECK
RRomeoROW-me-oh
SSierrasee-AIR-rah
TTangoTANG-go
UUniformYOU-nee-form
VVictorVIK-tah
WWhiskeyWISS-key
XX-rayECKS-ray
YYankeeYANG-key
ZZuluZOO-loo

Practice Challenge

Spell your full name using the English alphabet.
Then, spell it again using the NATO phonetic alphabet.
Example: CAT → Charlie, Alpha, Tango.