| Letter | Code word | Conflicting accounts of the pronunciation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Army standard[10] |
ICAO[9] and ITU Roman standard[11] |
FAA standards[12][13] |
ICAO IPA standard[9] |
SIO[14] (France) |
ICAO recording (1955)[7] |
Consolidated transcription | ||
| A | Alfa ATIS: Alpha |
AL fah | AL FAH | ALFAH or AL-FAH |
ˈælfɑ | al fah | [ˈælfʌ] | /ˈælfɑː/ AL-fah |
| B | Bravo | BRAH voh | BRAH VOH (1955: BRAH VOH) |
BRAHVOH or BRAH-VO |
[ˈbrɑːˈvo] | bra vo | [brɑˈvoʊ] | /ˈbrɑːvoʊ/ BRAH-voh |
| C | Charlie | CHAR lee | CHAR LEE | CHARLEE or CHAR-LEE |
ˈtʃɑːli or ˈʃɑːli |
tchah li, char li |
[ˈtʃɑ˞li], [ˈʃɑ˞li] |
/ˈtʃɑrliː/ CHAR-lee or /ˈʃɑrliː/ SHAR-lee |
| D | Delta | DEL tah | DELL TAH | DELLTAH or DELL-TAH |
ˈdeltɑ | del tah | [ˈdɛltʌ] | /ˈdɛltɑː/ DEL-tah |
| E | Echo | EKK oh | ECK OH | ECKOH or ECK-OH |
ˈeko | èk o | [ˈɛkoʊ] | /ˈɛkoʊ/ EK-oh |
| F | Foxtrot | FOKS trot | FOKS TROT | FOKSTROT or FOKS-TROT |
ˈfɔkstrɔt | fox trott | [ˈfɑkstrɑt] | /ˈfɒkstrɒt/ FOKS-trot |
| G | Golf | Golf | GOLF | GOLF | ɡʌlf [sic] | golf | [ˈɡʌl(f)] | /ˈɡɒlf/ GOLF |
| H | Hotel | HO tell | HOH TELL | HOHTELL or HOH-TELL |
hoːˈtel | ho tèll | [hoʊˈtɛl] | /hoʊˈtɛl/ hoh-TEL |
| I | India | IN dee ah | IN DEE AH | INDEE AH or IN-DEE-AH |
ˈindiˑɑ | in di ah | [ˈɪndi.ʌ] | /ˈɪndiːɑː/ IN-dee-ah |
| J | Juliett ATIS: Juliet |
JEW lee ett | JEW LEE ETT | JEWLEE ETT or JEW-LEE-ETT |
ˈdʒuːliˑˈet | djou li ètt | [ˌdʒuliˈɛt] | /ˈdʒuːliːɛt/ JEW-lee-et or /ˌdʒuːliːˈɛt/ JEW-lee-ET |
| K | Kilo | KEY loh | KEY LOH | KEYLOH or KEY-LOH |
ˈkiːlo | ki lo | [ˈkiloʊ] | /ˈkiːloʊ/ KEE-loh |
| L | Lima | LEE mah | LEE MAH | LEEMAH or LEE-MAH |
ˈliːmɑ | li mah | [ˈlimʌ] | /ˈliːmɑː/ LEE-mah |
| M | Mike | Mike | MIKE | MIKE | mɑik | maïk | [ˈmʌɪk] | /ˈmaɪk/ MYK |
| N | November | NOH vem ber | NO VEM BER | NOVEMBER or NO-VEM-BER |
noˈvembə | no vèmm ber | [noʊˈvɛmbɹ̩] | /noʊˈvɛmbər/ noh-VEM-bər[15] |
| O | Oscar | OSS car | OSS CAH | OSSCAH or OSS-CAH |
ˈɔskɑ | oss kar | [ˈɑskɹ̩] | /ˈɒskɑː/ OS-kah |
| P | Papa | PAH pah | PAH PAH | PAHPAH or PAH-PAH |
pəˈpɑ | pah pah | [pəˈpɑ] | /pɑːˈpɑː/ pah-PAH |
| Q | Quebec | keh BECK | KEH BECK | KEHBECK or KEH-BECK |
keˈbek | ké bèk | [kɛˈbɛk] | /kɛˈbɛk/ ke-BEK |
| R | Romeo | ROW me oh | ROW ME OH | ROWME OH or ROW-ME-OH |
ˈroːmiˑo | ro mi o | [ˈɹoʊmi.oʊ] | /ˈroʊmiːoʊ/ ROH-mee-oh |
| S | Sierra | see AIR ah | SEE AIR RAH | SEEAIRAH or SEE-AIR-AH |
siˈerɑ | si èr rah | [siˈɛɾʌ] | /siːˈɛrɑː/ see-ERR-ah |
| T | Tango | TANG go | TANG GO | TANGGO or TANG-GO |
ˈtænɡo | tang go | [ˈtæŋɡoʊ] | /ˈtæŋɡoʊ/ TANG-goh |
| U | Uniform | YOU nee form | YOU NEE FORM or OO NEE FORM |
YOUNEE FORM or YOU-NEE-FORM or OO-NEE-FORM |
ˈjuːnifɔːm or ˈuːnifɔrm |
you ni form, ou ni form |
[ˈjunɪ̈fɔ˞m], [ˈunɪ̈fɔ˞m] |
/ˈjuːniːfɔrm/ EW-nee-form or /ˈuːniːfɔrm/ OO-nee-form |
| V | Victor | VIK ter | VIK TAH | VIKTAH or VIK-TAH |
ˈviktɑ | vik tar | [ˈvɪktəɹ] | /ˈvɪktɑː/ VIK-tah |
| W | Whiskey | WISS key | WISS KEY | WISSKEY or WISS-KEY |
ˈwiski | ouiss ki | [ˈwɪski] | /ˈwɪskiː/ WIS-kee |
| X | X-ray or Xray |
EKS ray | ECKS RAY | ECKSRAY [sic] or ECKS-RAY |
ˈeksˈrei | èkss ré | [ˈɛksɹeɪ] | /ˈɛksreɪ/ EKS-ray or /ˌɛksˈreɪ/ EKS-RAY |
| Y | Yankee | YANG kee | YANG KEY | YANGKEY [sic] or YANG-KEY |
ˈjænki | yang ki | [ˈjæŋki] | /ˈjæŋkiː/ YANG-kee |
| Z | Zulu | ZOO loo | ZOO LOO | ZOOLOO or ZOO-LOO |
ˈzuːluː | zou lou | [ˈzulu] | /ˈzuːluː/ ZOO-loo |
| - (hyphen) | Dash | /ˈdæʃ/ DASH | ||||||