NATO Phonetic Alphabet Flashcards: A–Z in Both Directions

Learn the 26 official ICAO/NATO spelling words from letter to code word and code word to letter, with standard spellings and pronunciation cues.

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Learn the 26 ICAO/NATO radiotelephony spelling-alphabet code words in both directions, with 52 focused cards and compact English pronunciation cues.

What this deck covers

  • Letter → code word: recall the official spelling word for each letter A–Z.
  • Code word → letter: identify the letter represented by each spelling word.
  • Official spellings: use Alfa, Juliett, and X-ray, alongside the other 23 standard code words.
  • Interleaved order: opposite directions of the same pair stay well apart, so one card doesn't reveal the other.

The deck covers letters A–Z only. It excludes digits, procedural words, Morse code, national variants, trivia, logos, and examination material.

Spellings were checked against NATO's history of the phonetic alphabet and ICAO Annex 10, Volume II. Pronunciation cues follow NATO's English-pronunciation poster.

The underlying letter-to-code-word facts, official spellings, and source pronunciation forms aren't claimed as original. The CC0 label applies only to the independently written prompts, answer formatting, metadata, and ordering, to the extent those rights exist. No source prose, tables, logos, or third-party media were copied.

This is an independent, unofficial educational deck by Flashcards Open Source App. It isn't affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by NATO, ICAO, or their member states. The NATO and ICAO names identify the referenced standard only.

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  1. Ikhadi 1

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for A?

    Impendulo

    Alfa (al-fah).

  2. Ikhadi 2

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for November?

    Impendulo

    N

    November (no-vem-ber).

  3. Ikhadi 3

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for H?

    Impendulo

    Hotel (hoh-tel).

  4. Ikhadi 4

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Uniform?

    Impendulo

    U

    Uniform (you-nee-form).

  5. Ikhadi 5

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for O?

    Impendulo

    Oscar (oss-cah).

  6. Ikhadi 6

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Bravo?

    Impendulo

    B

    Bravo (brah-voh).

  7. Ikhadi 7

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for V?

    Impendulo

    Victor (vic-tah).

  8. Ikhadi 8

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for India?

    Impendulo

    I

    India (in-dee-ah).

  9. Ikhadi 9

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    NATO code word for C?

    Impendulo

    Charlie (char-lee).

  10. Ikhadi 10

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Papa?

    Impendulo

    P

    Papa (pah-pah).

  11. Ikhadi 11

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    NATO code word for J?

    Impendulo

    Juliett (jew-lee-ett).

  12. Ikhadi 12

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Whiskey?

    Impendulo

    W

    Whiskey (wiss-key).

  13. Ikhadi 13

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    NATO code word for Q?

    Impendulo

    Quebec (keh-beck).

  14. Ikhadi 14

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Delta?

    Impendulo

    D

    Delta (dell-tah).

  15. Ikhadi 15

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for X?

    Impendulo

    X-ray (ecks-ray).

  16. Ikhadi 16

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Kilo?

    Impendulo

    K

    Kilo (key-loh).

  17. Ikhadi 17

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for E?

    Impendulo

    Echo (eck-oh).

  18. Ikhadi 18

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Romeo?

    Impendulo

    R

    Romeo (row-me-oh).

  19. Ikhadi 19

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for L?

    Impendulo

    Lima (lee-mah).

  20. Ikhadi 20

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Yankee?

    Impendulo

    Y

    Yankee (yang-key).

  21. Ikhadi 21

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for S?

    Impendulo

    Sierra (see-air-rah).

  22. Ikhadi 22

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Foxtrot?

    Impendulo

    F

    Foxtrot (foks-trot).

  23. Ikhadi 23

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for Z?

    Impendulo

    Zulu (zoo-loo).

  24. Ikhadi 24

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Mike?

    Impendulo

    M

    Mike (mike).

  25. Ikhadi 25

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for G?

    Impendulo

    Golf (golf).

  26. Ikhadi 26

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Tango?

    Impendulo

    T

    Tango (tang-go).

  27. Ikhadi 27

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for N?

    Impendulo

    November (no-vem-ber).

  28. Ikhadi 28

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Alfa?

    Impendulo

    A

    Alfa (al-fah).

  29. Ikhadi 29

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for U?

    Impendulo

    Uniform (you-nee-form).

  30. Ikhadi 30

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Hotel?

    Impendulo

    H

    Hotel (hoh-tel).

  31. Ikhadi 31

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for B?

    Impendulo

    Bravo (brah-voh).

  32. Ikhadi 32

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Oscar?

    Impendulo

    O

    Oscar (oss-cah).

  33. Ikhadi 33

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for I?

    Impendulo

    India (in-dee-ah).

  34. Ikhadi 34

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Victor?

    Impendulo

    V

    Victor (vic-tah).

  35. Ikhadi 35

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for P?

    Impendulo

    Papa (pah-pah).

  36. Ikhadi 36

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Charlie?

    Impendulo

    C

    Charlie (char-lee).

  37. Ikhadi 37

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for W?

    Impendulo

    Whiskey (wiss-key).

  38. Ikhadi 38

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Juliett?

    Impendulo

    J

    Juliett (jew-lee-ett).

  39. Ikhadi 39

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for D?

    Impendulo

    Delta (dell-tah).

  40. Ikhadi 40

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Quebec?

    Impendulo

    Q

    Quebec (keh-beck).

  41. Ikhadi 41

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for K?

    Impendulo

    Kilo (key-loh).

  42. Ikhadi 42

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for X-ray?

    Impendulo

    X

    X-ray (ecks-ray).

  43. Ikhadi 43

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for R?

    Impendulo

    Romeo (row-me-oh).

  44. Ikhadi 44

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Echo?

    Impendulo

    E

    Echo (eck-oh).

  45. Ikhadi 45

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for Y?

    Impendulo

    Yankee (yang-key).

  46. Ikhadi 46

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Lima?

    Impendulo

    L

    Lima (lee-mah).

  47. Ikhadi 47

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for F?

    Impendulo

    Foxtrot (foks-trot).

  48. Ikhadi 48

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Sierra?

    Impendulo

    S

    Sierra (see-air-rah).

  49. Ikhadi 49

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for M?

    Impendulo

    Mike (mike).

  50. Ikhadi 50

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Zulu?

    Impendulo

    Z

    Zulu (zoo-loo).

  51. Ikhadi 51

    Umbuzo

    NATO code word for T?

    Impendulo

    Tango (tang-go).

  52. Ikhadi 52

    Umbuzo

    NATO letter for Golf?

    Impendulo

    G

    Golf (golf).

Three flashcards show A–Alfa, B–Bravo, and C–Charlie amid blue and orange radio waves.

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NATO Phonetic Alphabet Flashcards: A–Z in Both Directions

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