The NATO phonetic alphabet is the most widely used radiotelephone spelling alphabet. Each word ("code word") stands for its initial letter (alphabetical "symbol").
| Letter | NATO | U.S. Navy (Pre-1954) |
U.S. Army (1916) |
Western Union | Greek alphabet | Pronunciation |
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| A | Alpha | Able | Able | Adams | Αα | Alpha |
| B | Bravo | Baker | Buy | Boston | Ββ | Beta |
| C | Charlie | Charlie | Cast | Chicago | Γγ | Gamma |
| D | Delta | Dog | Dock | Denver | Δδ | Delta |
| E | Echo | Easy | Easy | Easy | Εε | Epsilon |
| F | Foxtrot | Fox | Fox | Frank | Ζζ | Zeta |
| G | Golf | George | George | George | Ηη | Eta |
| H | Hotel | How | Have | Henry | Θθ | Theta |
| I | India | Item | Item | Ida | Ιι | Iota |
| J | Juliet | Jig | Jig | John | Κκ | Kappa |
| K | Kilo | King | King | King | Λλ | Lambda |
| L | Lima | Love | Love | Lincoln | Μμ | Mu |
| M | Mike | Mike | Mike | Mary | Νν | Nu |
| N | November | Nan | Nap | New York | Ξξ | Xi |
| O | Oscar | Oboe | Opal | Ocean | Οο | Omicron |
| P | Papa | Peter | Pup | Peter | Ππ | Pi |
| Q | Quebec | Queen | Quack | Queen | Ρρ | Rho |
| R | Romeo | Roger | Rush | Roger | Σσς | Sigma |
| S | Sierra | Sugar | Sail | Sugar | Ττ | Tau |
| T | Tango | Tare | Tape | Thomas | Υυ | Upsilon |
| U | Uniform | Uncle | Unit | Union | Φφ | Phi |
| V | Victor | Victor | Vice | Victor | Χχ | Chi |
| W | Whiskey | William | Watch | William | Ψψ | Psi |
| X | Xray | X-ray | X-ray | X-ray | Ωω | Omega |
| Y | Yankee | Yoke | Yoke | Young | ||
| Z | Zulu | Zebra | Zed | Zero | ||
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| 0 | Zero | |
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| 1 | One | |
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| 2 | Two | |
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| 3 | Three | |
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| 4 | Four | |||||
| 5 | Five | |||||
| 6 | Six | |||||
| 7 | Seven | |||||
| 8 | Eight | |||||
| 9 | Nine |
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