| Symbol | Code word | Conflicting accounts of the pronunciation | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICAO 2008 in IPA[18] |
ICAO 2008 respelling[18] | ITU-R 2007 (WRC-07) respelling[11] | IMO English respelling (French)[19] |
FAA respelling (with stress)[12] |
SIA[20] (France aeronautical) |
1957 U.S. Navy respelling[21] | NATO & U.S. Army respelling[22] | Average | ||
| A | Alfa | ˈælfa | AL FAH | AL FAH (AL FAH) | ALFAH | al fah | AL fåh | AL fah | ˈælfɑ | |
| B | Bravo | ˈbraːˈvo | BRAH VOH | BRAH VOH (BRA VO) | BRAHVOH | bra vo | BRÄH VŌH | BRAH voh | ˈbrɑ(ˈ)vo | |
| C | Charlie | ˈtʃɑːli or ˈʃɑːli |
CHAR LEE or SHAR LEE | CHAR LEE (or SHAR LEE) TCHAH LI (ou CHAR LI) |
CHARLEE | tchah li, char li |
CHÄR LĒĔ [sic] | CHAR lee | ˈ(t)ʃɑ(r)li | |
| D | Delta | ˈdeltɑ | DELL TAH | DELL TAH (DEL TAH) | DELLTAH | del tah | DĔLL tåh | DEL tah | ˈdɛltɑ | |
| E | Echo | ˈeko | ECK OH | ECK OH (EK O) | ECKOH | èk o | ĔCK ōh | EKK oh | ˈɛko | |
| F | Foxtrot | ˈfɔkstrɔt | FOKS TROT | FOKS TROT FOX TROTT | FOKSTROT | fox trott | FŎKS trŏt | FOKS trot | ˈfɔkstrɔt | |
| G | Golf | ɡʌlf | GOLF | GOLF (GOLF) | GOLF | golf | GŎLF | Golf | ˈɡɔlf | |
| H | Hotel | hoːˈtel | HO TELL | HOH TELL | HOH TELL (HO TÈLL) | HOHTELL | ho tèll | hōh TĔLL | HO tell | hoˈtɛl |
| I | India | ˈindi.ɑ | IN DEE AH | IN DEE AH (IN DI AH) | INDEE AH | in di ah | ÏN dēē åh [sic] | IN dee ah | ˈɪndiɑ | |
| J | Juliett | ˈdʒuːli.ˈet | JEW LEE ETT | JEW LEE ETT (DJOU LI ÈTT) | JEWLEE ETT | djou li ètt | JEW lēē ĔTT | JEW lee ett | ˈdʒuli(ˈ)ɛt | |
| K | Kilo | ˈkiːlo | KEY LOH | KEY LOH (KI LO) | KEYLOH | ki lo | KĒY lōh | KEY loh | ˈkilo | |
| L | Lima | ˈliːmɑ | LEE MAH | LEE MAH (LI MAH) | LEEMAH | li mah | LĒĒ måh | LEE mah | ˈlimɑ | |
| M | Mike | mɑik | MIKE | MIKE (MA ÏK) | MIKE | maïk | MĪKE | Mike | ˈmaɪk | |
| N | November | noˈvembə | NO VEM BER | NO VEM BER (NO VÈMM BER) | NOVEMBER | no vèmm ber | nō VĔM bēr [sic] | NOH vem ber | noˈvɛmbə(r) | |
| O | Oscar | ˈɔskɑ | OSS CAH | OSS CAH (OSS KAR) | OSSCAH | oss kar | ŎSS cåh | OSS car | ˈɔskɑ | |
| P | Papa | pəˈpɑ | PAH PAH | PAH PAH (PAH PAH) | PAHPAH | pah pah | påh PÄH | PAH pah | pɑˈpɑ | |
| Q | Quebec | keˈbek | KEH BECK | KEH BECK (KÉ BÈK) | KEHBECK | ké bèk | kēh BĒCK [sic] | keh BECK | keˈbɛk | |
| R | Romeo | ˈroːmi.o | ROW ME OH | ROW ME OH (RO MI O) | ROWME OH | ro mi o | ROW mē ōh | ROW me oh | ˈromio | |
| S | Sierra | siˈerɑ | SEE AIR RAH | SEE AIR RAH (SI ÈR RAH) | SEEAIRAH | si èr rah | sēē ÄIRråh | see AIR ah | siˈɛrɑ | |
| T | Tango | ˈtænɡo | TANG GO | TANG GO (TANG GO) | TANGGO | tang go | TĂNG gō | TANG go | ˈtæŋɡo | |
| U | Uniform | ˈjuːnifɔːm or ˈuːnifɔrm |
YOU NEE FORM or OO NEE FORM | YOU NEE FORM (or OO NEE FORM) YOU NI FORM (ou OU NI FORM) |
YOUNEE FORM (or OO-NEE-FORM)[23] |
you ni form, ou ni form |
YOU nēē fôrm | YOU nee form | ˈ(j)unifɔ(r)m | |
| V | Victor | ˈviktɑ | VIK TAH | VIK TAH (VIK TAR) | VIKTAH | vik tar | VĬK tåh | VIK ter | ˈvɪktɑ | |
| W | Whiskey | ˈwiski | WISS KEY | WISS KEY (OUISS KI) | WISSKEY | ouiss ki | WĬSS kēy | WISS key | ˈwɪski | |
| X | X-ray | ˈeksˈrei | ECKS RAY | ECKS RAY | ECKS RAY (ÈKSS RÉ) | ECKSRAY [sic][24] | èkss ré | ĔCKS rāy | EKS ray | ˈɛks(ˈ)re |
| Y | Yankee | ˈjænki | YANG KEY | YANG KEY (YANG KI) | YANGKEY [sic][24] | yang ki | YĂNG KĒY [sic] | YANG kee | ˈjæŋki | |
| Z | Zulu | ˈzuːluː | ZOO LOO | ZOO LOO (ZOU LOU) | ZOOLOO | zou lou | ZŌŌ lōō | ZOO luu | ˈzulu | |
| 0 | Zero, nadazero | ZE-RO[25] | NAH-DAH-ZAY-ROH[26] | NAH-DAH-ZAY-ROH (NA-DA-ZE-RO)[26][27] | ZE-RO / ZEE-RO | zi ro | Zero | ZE-RO | ˈnɑˈdɑˈzeˈro, ˈziˈro | |
| 1 | One, unaone | WUN | OO-NAH-WUN | OO-NAH-WUN (OUNA-OUANN) | WUN | ouann | Wun | WUN; Won (USMC)[28] | (ˈuˈnɑ)ˈwʌn | |
| 2 | Two, bissotwo | TOO | BEES-SOH-TOO | BEES-SOH-TOO (BIS-SO-TOU) | TOO | tou | Too | TOO | (ˈbiˈso)ˈtu | |
| 3 | Three, terrathree | TREE | TAY-RAH-TREE | TAY-RAH-TREE (TÉ-RA-TRI) | TREE | tri | Thuh-ree | TREE | (ˈteˈrɑ)ˈtri | |
| 4 | Four, kartefour | FOW-er | KAR-TAY-FOWER | KAR-TAY-FOWER (KAR-TÉ-FO-EUR) | FOW-ER | fo eur | Fo-wer | FOW-ER | (ˈkɑrˈte)ˈfoə(r) | |
| 5 | Five, pantafive | FIFE | PAN-TAH-FIVE | PAN-TAH-FIVE (PANN-TA-FAIF) | FIFE | fa ïf | Fi-yiv | FIFE | (ˈpænˈtɑ)ˈfaɪf | |
| 6 | Six, soxisix | SIX | SOK-SEE-SIX | SOK-SEE-SIX (SO-XI-SICKS) | SIX | siks | Six | SIX | (ˈsɔkˈsi)ˈsɪks | |
| 7 | Seven, setteseven | SEV-en | SAY-TAY-SEVEN | SAY-TAY-SEVEN (SÉT-TÉ-SEV’N) | SEV-EN | sèv n | Seven | SEV-EN | (ˈseˈte)ˈsɛvən | |
| 8 | Eight, oktoeight | AIT | OK-TOH-AIT | OK-TOH-AIT (OK-TO-EIT) | AIT | eït | Ate | AIT | (ˈɔkˈto)ˈet | |
| 9 | Nine, novenine[29] | NIN-er | NO-VAY-NINER | NO-VAY-NINER (NO-VÉ-NAI-NEU) | NIN-ER | naï neu | Niner | NIN-ER | (ˈnoˈve)ˈnaɪnə(r) | |
| . (decimal point) | Decimal, point | DAY-SEE-MAL[25] | DAY-SEE-MAL (DÉ-SI-MAL) | (point) | dè si mal | ˈdeˈsiˈmæl | ||||
| 00 | Hundred | HUN-dred | (hundred) | hun-dred | Hun-dred | ˈhʌndrɛd | ||||
| 000 | Thousand | TOU-SAND[25] | (thousand) | taou zend | Thow-zand | TOU-SAND | ˈtaʊˈzɛnd | |||
| – (hyphen) | Dash[citation needed] | |||||||||
| . (full stop) | Stop | STOP | STOP (STOP) | ˈstɔp | ||||||
