Spelling Letters Over The Phone

There are several spelling alphabets in use in international radiotelephony.

Spelling letters over the phone. A spelling alphabet is also often called a phonetic alphabet especially by amateur radio enthusiasts 1 recreational sailors in the us and australia 2 and nato military organizations. A spelling alphabet word spelling alphabet voice procedure alphabet radio alphabet or telephone alphabet is a set of words used to stand for the letters of an alphabet in oral communication. The most widely used spelling alphabet is the nato phonetic alphabet which is also used in aviation like in communication between a pilot and the control tower.

Nato phonetic alphabet the nato phonetic alphabet is a spelling alphabet a set of words used instead of letters in oral communication i e. Now you can spell the word immediately on the phone without having to think about it. Just type the word and it will be spelled automatically according to the international icao itu nato spelling alphabet also called phonetic alphabet or radiotelephony spelling alphabet from alfa for a bravo for b charlie for c and so on to zulu for z.

Over the phone or military radio.