NATO Phonetic Converter
100% PrivateText & Writing ToolsSpell words and codes in the NATO phonetic alphabet, Alfa, Bravo, Charlie and the rest.
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Type above and each character is spelled out here.
- 1Type the word, name or code to spell out.
- 2Read the phonetic word for each character in the chips below.
- 3Or copy the whole spelling as one sentence with the Copy button.
- 4Read it out character by character on your call.
Input: "K7AB". The spelling is: K Kilo, 7 Seven, A Alfa, B Bravo, and as one sentence: Kilo Seven Alfa Bravo. A name like "Go" becomes Golf Oscar.
- The spellings follow the ICAO standard, including its traditional forms: Alfa (not Alpha), Juliett with a double t, and Niner for 9 to avoid confusion with the German word for no.
- Characters with no phonetic word (like # or @) are skipped; a full stop becomes Decimal and a hyphen becomes Hyphen.
- Spaces are marked as (space) in the chip view and as / in the copied sentence.
In radio procedure, "nine" can be misheard as "nein", the German word for no. Niner is the official ICAO pronunciation for the digit 9.
About this tool
The NATO Phonetic Converter spells words and codes in the ICAO phonetic alphabet: Alfa, Bravo, Charlie and the rest. It is made for phone calls, callsigns, booking references and any moment where "B or D?" wastes a minute, giving you a clear character-by-character spelling to read out.
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