INTERNATIONAL RADIOTELEPHONEY SPELLING ALPHABET
NATO PHONETIC ALPHABET
SPELLING ALPHABET
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANISATION SPELLING ALPHABET

COMMON ACRONYMS
IPA

COMMON STANDARDS OF PRACTICE

1. NATO spelling alphabet
2. ICAO spelling alphabet

DEFINITION
It is a set of words used to stand for the letters of an alphabet in oral communication (speech), especially when over a two-way radio or telephone.

WHY
When names of many letters sound alike, (such as T and D and B) the set of replacement words can be selected to be as distinct from each other as possible, to minimise the likelihood of ambiguity or mistaking one letter for another.

WHEN
It is useful when speaking in a noisy environment when clarity and promptness of communication is essential.

HOW
Most common spelling alphabets are given below;

A	Alpha	B	Bravo	C	Charlie
D	Delta	E	Echo	F	Foxtrot
G	Golf	H	Hotel	I	India
J	Juliet	K	Kilo	L	Lima
M	Mike	N	November	O	Oscar
P	Papa	Q	Quebec	R	Romeo
S	Sierra	T	Tango	U	Uniform
V	Victor	W	Whiskey	X	Xray
Y	Yankee	Z	Zulu

There are many more commonly used spelling alphabets, such as;

1. Apple
2. Bravo
3. Charlie
4. Damascus
5. Echo
6. Foxtrot
7. George
8. Hotel
9. Italy
10. Juliet
11. King
12. Love
13. Mike
14. Nancy
15. Option
16. Paris
17. Queen
18. Roger
19. Sierra
20. Tokio
21. Uniform
22. Victor
23. William
24. Xray
25. Yankee
26. Zebra

EXAMPLES