The International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet or simply the Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, commonly known as the NATO phonetic alphabet, is the most widely used set of clear-code words for communicating the letters of the Latin/Roman alphabet.

A typical use of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet would be to spell out each letter in a word over the phone by saying, for example: “S as in Sierra” (or “S for Sierra”), “E as in Echo, Y as in Yankee, F as in Foxtrot, R as in Romeo, I as in India, E as in Echo, D as in Delta” to communicate the spelling of the name “Seyfried” correctly.

Learn about the Nato Phonetic Alphabet's history and how it was developed. See current and historic phonetic alphabets from WWI to present.

Nov 1, 2024 · In 1957, the U.S. armed forces and NATO adopted a common alphabet known as the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet (IRSA) or the NATO Phonetic Alphabet for short. The ICAO (International Civil Aviation Authority) developed this system after years of careful research and testing.

The NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Phonetic Alphabet is an internationally recognized spelling alphabet used for verbal communication. It ensures clarity and reduces errors, especially when dealing with potentially ambiguous or similar-sounding letters.

Useful for spelling words and names over the phone. I printed this page, cut out the table containing the NATO phonetic alphabet (below), and taped it to the side of my computer monitor when I was a call center help desk technician.

The NATO Phonetic Alphabet is a word-based alphabet used by the US Military to clearly communicate over a radio or other communications device. See how it works

Jan 11, 2018 · The NATO alphabet became effective in 1956 and, a few years later, turned into the established universal phonetic alphabet for all military, civilian and amateur radio communications.

May 2, 2024 · The NATO phonetic alphabet assigns distinct code words to each letter, such as "Foxtrot" for F and "Yankee" for Y, to help improve clarity when spelling out words or saying a string of letters. The alphabet was adopted in the 1950s and became a universally accepted phonetic alphabet.

The NATO alphabet became effective in 1956 and, a few years later, turned into the established universal phonetic alphabet for all military, civilian and amateur radio communications. It assigns a word to each letter so that a letter's name begins with the letter itself.