Editing NATO phonetic alphabet (section)

===Tables===
There are two IPA transcriptions of the letter names, from the [[International Civil Aviation Organization]] (ICAO) and the [[Deutsches Institut für Normung]] (DIN). Both authorities indicate that a [[non-rhotic]] pronunciation is standard.<ref group="Note">This is reinforced by the IMO, which for example has "'''TCHAH'''-LI" as the French respelling of ''Charlie'' and "'''OSS'''-CAH", "'''VIK'''-TAH" as the English respellings of ''Oscar'' and ''Victor''.</ref> That of the ICAO, first published in 1950<!--first edition--> and reprinted many times without correction (e.g. the error in 'golf'), uses a large number of vowels. For instance, it has six low/central vowels: {{IPAblink|æ}} {{IPAblink|a}} {{IPAblink|aː}} {{IPAblink|ɑ}} {{IPAblink|ɑː}} {{IPAblink|ə}}. The DIN consolidated all six into the single low-central vowel {{IPA|[a]}}. The DIN vowels are partly predictable, with {{IPA|[{{IPAlink|ɪ}} {{IPAlink|ɛ}} {{IPAlink|ɔ}}]}} in closed syllables and {{IPA|[{{IPAlink|i}} {{IPAlink|e}}/[[diphthong|ei̯]] {{IPAlink|o}}]}} in [[open syllable]]s apart from ''echo'' and ''sierra'', which have {{IPA|[ɛ]}} as in English, German and Italian. The DIN also reduced the number of stressed syllables in ''bravo'' and ''x-ray'', consistent with the ICAO English respellings of those words and with the NATO change of spelling of ''x-ray'' to ''xray'' so that people would know to pronounce it as a single word.

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+ class="nowrap"| Letter code words with pronunciation
!scope="col" rowspan="2"| Symbol
!scope="col" rowspan="2"| Code word
!scope="col" rowspan="2"| [[DIN 5009]]<br />(2022) [[International Phonetic Alphabet|{{abbr|IPA|International Phonetic Alphabet}}]]<ref name="DIN">{{cite book |title= DIN 5009:2022-06 |chapter= Appendix B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO ("Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet") |author= Deutsches Institut für Normung |date= 2022 |url= https://www.din.de/de/mitwirken/normenausschuesse/nia/entwuerfe/wdc-beuth:din21:341625838!full-text |access-date= 27 December 2022 |archive-date= 27 December 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221227085517/https://www.din.de/de/mitwirken/normenausschuesse/nia/entwuerfe/wdc-beuth:din21:341625838%21full-text |url-status= live |language=de}}</ref>
!scope="col" colspan="2"| [[International Civil Aviation Organization|{{abbr|ICAO|International Civil Aviation Organization}}]] (1950)<ref name="International-Civil-Aviation-Organization-2016">{{Cite book |url=https://elibrary.icao.int/reader/278655/%26returnUrl%3DaHR0cHM6Ly9lbGlicmFyeS5pY2FvLmludC9leHBsb3JlO3NlYXJjaFRleHQ9YW5uZXglMjAxMCUyMHZvbHVtZSUyMGlpO21haW5TZWFyY2g9MTt0aGVtZU5hbWU9Qmx1ZS1UaGVtZS9wcm9kdWN0LWRldGFpbHMvMjc4NjU1?productType=ebookProcedures |title=Annex 10 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation: Aeronautical Telecommunications; Volume II Communication Procedures including those with PANS status |page=§5.2.1.3, Figure 5–1 |publisher=International Civil Aviation Organization |edition=7th |date=July 2016 |access-date=18 June 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=11 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711183255/https://elibrary.icao.int/reader/278655/%26returnUrl%3DaHR0cHM6Ly9lbGlicmFyeS5pY2FvLmludC9leHBsb3JlO3NlYXJjaFRleHQ9YW5uZXglMjAxMCUyMHZvbHVtZSUyMGlpO21haW5TZWFyY2g9MTt0aGVtZU5hbWU9Qmx1ZS1UaGVtZS9wcm9kdWN0LWRldGFpbHMvMjc4NjU1?productType=ebookProcedures}}</ref>
|-
!scope="col"| [[International Phonetic Alphabet|{{abbr|IPA|International Phonetic Alphabet}}]]
!scope="col"| English respelling
|-
!scope="row"| A
| {{anchor|Alfa}}'''Alfa''' {{sic}}
|{{IPA|ˈalfa}}
| {{IPA|ˈælfa}}
| AL fah
|-
!scope="row"| B
| '''Bravo'''
|{{IPA|ˈbravo}}
| {{IPA|ˈbraːˈvo}} {{sic}}
| BRAH voh
|-
!scope="row"|  C
| '''Charlie'''
|{{IPA|ˈtʃali}} <br>(''or'' {{IPA|ˈʃali}})
| {{IPA|ˈtʃɑːli}} <br>(''or'' {{IPA|ˈʃɑːli}})
| CHAR lee <br>(''or'' SHAR lee)<ref name="OTAN">As of approximately 2018, NATO no longer supports the alternative pronunciations of ''Charlie'' and ''Uniform'', on either its English- or French-language portals.[https://www.nato.int/cps/fr/natohq/news_150391.htm]</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| D
|'''Delta'''
|{{IPA|ˈdɛlta}}
| {{IPA|ˈdeltɑ}}
| DELL tah
|-
!scope="row"| E
|'''Echo'''
|{{IPA|ˈɛko}}
| {{IPA|ˈeko}}
| ECK oh
|-
!scope="row"| F
|'''Foxtrot'''
|{{IPA|ˈfɔkstrɔt}}
| {{IPA|ˈfɔkstrɔt}}
| FOKS trot
|-
!scope="row"| G
|'''Golf'''
|{{IPA|ˈɡɔlf}}
| {{IPA|ɡʌlf}} {{sic}}
| golf
|-
!scope="row"| H
|'''Hotel'''
|{{IPA|hoˈtɛl}}
| {{IPA|hoːˈtel}}
| ho TELL
|-
!scope="row"| I
|'''India'''
|{{IPA|ˈɪndia}}
| {{IPA|ˈindi.ɑ}}
| IN dee ah
|-
! scope="row" | J
| {{anchor|Juliett}}'''Juliett''' {{sic}}
|{{IPA|ˈdʒuliˈɛt}}
| {{IPA|ˈdʒuːli.ˈet}}
| JEW lee ETT
|-
!scope="row"| K
|'''Kilo'''
|{{IPA|ˈkilo}}
| {{IPA|ˈkiːlo}}
| KEY loh
|-
!scope="row"| L
|'''Lima'''
|{{IPA|ˈlima}}
| {{IPA|ˈliːmɑ}}
| LEE mah
|-
!scope="row"| M
|'''Mike'''
|{{IPA|ˈmai̯k}}
| {{IPA|mɑik}}
| mike
|-
!scope="row"| N
|'''November'''
|{{IPA|noˈvɛmba}}
| {{IPA|noˈvembə}}
| no VEM ber
|-
!scope="row"| O
|'''Oscar'''
|{{IPA|ˈɔska}}
| {{IPA|ˈɔskɑ}}
| OSS cah
|-
!scope="row"| P
|'''Papa'''
|{{IPA|paˈpa}}
| {{IPA|pəˈpɑ}}
| pah PAH
|-
!scope="row"| Q
|'''Quebec'''
|{{IPA|keˈbɛk}} {{sic}}
| {{IPA|keˈbek}}
| keh BECK
|-
!scope="row"| R
|'''Romeo'''
|{{IPA|ˈromio}}
| {{IPA|ˈroːmi.o}}
| ROW me oh
|-
!scope="row"| S
| '''Sierra'''
|{{IPA|siˈɛra}}
| {{IPA|siˈerɑ}}
| see AIR rah
|-
!scope="row"| T
|'''Tango'''
|{{IPA|ˈtaŋɡo}}
| {{IPA|ˈtænɡo}}
| TANG go
|-
!scope="row"| U
|'''Uniform'''
|{{IPA|ˈjunifɔm}} <br>(''or'' {{IPA|ˈunifɔm}})
| {{IPA|ˈjuːnifɔːm}} <br>(''or'' {{IPA|ˈuːnifɔrm}} {{sic}})
|{{nowrap|YOU nee form}} <br>(''or'' {{nowrap|OO nee form}})<ref name=OTAN/>
|-
!scope="row"| V
|'''Victor'''
|{{IPA|ˈvɪkta}}
| {{IPA|ˈviktɑ}}
| VIK tah
|-
!scope="row"| W
|'''Whiskey'''
|{{IPA|ˈwɪski}}
| {{IPA|ˈwiski}}
| WISS key
|-
!scope="row"| X
|'''Xray, x-ray'''
|{{IPA|ˈɛksrei̯}}
| {{IPA|ˈeksˈrei}} {{sic}}
| ECKS ray
|-
!scope="row"| Y
|'''Yankee'''
|{{IPA|ˈjaŋki}}
| {{IPA|ˈjænki}}
| YANG key
|-
!scope="row"| Z
|'''Zulu'''
|{{IPA|ˈzulu}}
| {{IPA|ˈzuːluː}}
| ZOO loo
|}

There is no authoritative IPA transcription of the digits. However, there are respellings into both English and French, which can be compared to clarify some of the ambiguities and inconsistencies. 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+ class="nowrap"| Digit code words with pronunciation
!scope="col" rowspan="2"| Symbol
!scope="col" rowspan="2"| Code word
!scope="col" colspan="9"| Respellings
|-
!scope="col"| {{abbr|ICAO|International Civil Aviation Organization}}<ref name="International-Civil-Aviation-Organization-2016" /><br />(English)
!scope="col"| [[Aeronautical Information Service|{{abbr|SIA|Service de l'Information Aéronautique}}]]<ref name="SIO">Service de l'Information Aéronautique, [https://www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/dossier/texteregle/RADIOTEL_V2.pdf ''Radiotéléphonie''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102163739/https://www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/dossier/texteregle/RADIOTEL_V2.pdf|date=2 November 2014}}, 2nd edition, 2006, p. 25.</ref><br />(French)
![[Combined Communications-Electronics Board|CCEB]] 2016<ref name="CCEB">{{Cite web |title=COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS RADIOTELEPHONE PROCEDURES: ACP125 (G) |url=https://www.navy-radio.com/manuals/acp/acp125g.pdf |pages=3-2 &ndash; 3-7 |access-date=10 November 2022 |archive-date=9 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209165420/https://www.navy-radio.com/manuals/acp/acp125g.pdf |url-status=live}} [https://orwg.cap.gov/media/cms/ACP125GRadioTelephoneProceduresNOV2_EFFE1A51BA783.pdf Alt URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004162830/https://orwg.cap.gov/media/cms/ACP125GRadioTelephoneProceduresNOV2_EFFE1A51BA783.pdf |date=4 October 2022}}</ref>
! scope="col" | [[Federal Aviation Administration|{{abbr|FAA|Federal Aviation Administration}}]]<ref name="FAA-ATC">{{cite web |date=2 December 2021 |title=FAA Order JO 7110.65Z - Air Traffic Control |url=https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/atc_html/ |access-date=20 January 2022 |at=§2-4-16, TBL 2-4-1 |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120163608/https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/atc_html/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" | {{nowrap|[[International Telecommunication Union|{{abbr|ITU|International Telecommunication Union}}]][[ITU-R|-R]] 2007 <small>(WRC-07)</small><ref name="ITU">{{cite web |title=ITU Phonetic Alphabet and Figure Code |url=http://life.itu.ch/radioclub/rr/ap14.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107004153/http://life.itu.ch/radioclub/rr/ap14.pdf |archive-date=7 November 2017 |access-date=31 October 2017 |publisher=ITU-R}}</ref>}}<br>[[International Maritime Organization|{{abbr|IMO|International Maritime Organization}}]] <small>(English)</small><ref name="International-Maritime-Organisation">International Maritime Organisation (2005). ''International Code of Signals'', pp. 22–23. Fourth edition, London.</ref>
![[International Maritime Organization|{{abbr|IMO|International Maritime Organization}}]]<br /><small>(French)</small><ref name="International-Maritime-Organisation" />
! scope="col" | {{nowrap|US Navy}}<br />1957<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.virhistory.com/navy/manuals/rm32-10228B-1957.pdf|title=Radioman 3 & 2 Training Course Manual NAVPERS 10228-B|date=1957|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227094307/http://www.virhistory.com/navy/manuals/rm32-10228B-1957.pdf|archive-date=27 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" | {{nowrap|US Army}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.com/info/alphabet|title=Military phonetic alphabet by US Army|date=14 March 2014|website=US Army |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802155839/http://army.com/info/alphabet|archive-date=2 August 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=11 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 1
| '''One''', '''unaone'''
| WUN
| OUANN
|wun
| wun
| OO-NAH-WUN
| OUNA-OUANN
| wun
| wun, {{nowrap|won <small>(USMC)</small>}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tecom.marines.mil/Portals/120/Docs/Student%20Materials/CREST%20Manual/RP0506.pdf|title=RP 0506 – Field Communication|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924113817/http://www.tecom.marines.mil/Portals/120/Docs/Student%20Materials/CREST%20Manual/RP0506.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live|access-date=11 August 2014}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| 2
| '''Two''', '''bissotwo'''
| TOO
| TOU
|too
| too
| BEES-SOH-TOO
| BIS-SO-TOU
| too
| too
|-
!scope="row"| 3
| '''Three''', '''terrathree'''
| TREE
| TRI
|tree
| tree
| TAY-RAH-TREE
| TÉ-RA-TRI
| thuh-ree
| tree
|-
!scope="row"| 4
|'''Four''', '''kartefour'''
|FOW-er
|FO eur
|FOW-er
|fow-er
|KAR-TAY-FOWER
|{{nowrap|KAR-TÉ-FO-EUR}}
|fo-wer
|fow-er
|-
!scope="row"| 5
|'''Five''', '''pantafive'''
|FIFE
|FA ÏF {{sic}}<!--clearly a spacing error: no need for the diaeresis if there were two syllables-->
|fife
|fife
|PAN-TAH-FIVE
|PANN-TA-FAIF
|fi-yiv
|fife
|-
!scope="row"| 6
|'''Six''', '''soxisix'''
|SIX
|SIKS
|six
|six
|SOK-SEE-SIX
|SO-XI-SICKS
|six
|six
|-
!scope="row"| 7
|'''Seven''', '''setteseven'''
|SEV-en
|SÈV n
|SEV-en
|sev-en
|SAY-TAY-SEVEN
|SÉT-TÉ-SEV'N {{sic}}
|seven
|sev-en
|-
!scope="row"| 8
|'''Eight''', '''oktoeight'''
|AIT
|EÏT
|ait
|ait
|OK-TOH-AIT
|OK-TO-EIT
|ate
|ait
|-
!scope="row"| 9
| '''Nine''', '''novenine'''<ref group="Note">Written "nine" in the examples, but pronunciation given as "niner"</ref>
| NIN-er
| NAÏ neu
|NINE-er
| nin-er
| NO-VAY-NINER
| {{nowrap|NO-VÉ-NAI-NEU}}
| niner
| nin-er
|-
!scope="row"| 0
| '''Zero''', '''nadazero'''
| ZE-RO {{nowrap|(ZEE-ro)<ref group="Note" name="stress">The ICAO specifies that all syllables in these words are to be equally stressed (§5.2.1.4.3 note), but in practice they are not. The IMO specifies that ZEE-ro and TOU-sand are stressed on their first syllable.</ref>}}
| ZI RO
|ZE-ro
| ze-ro / zee-ro
| {{nowrap|NAH-DAH-ZAY-ROH}}<ref group="Note" name="stress2">With the code words for the digits and decimal, each syllable is stressed equally.</ref><ref group="Note" name="EN-component">Only the second (English) component of each code word is used by the Aeronautical Mobile Service.</ref>
| {{nowrap|NA-DA-ZE-RO}}<ref group="Note" name="stress2" /><ref group="Note" name="EN-component" />
| zero
| ze-ro
|-
!scope="row"| 00
| '''Hundred'''
| HUN-dred
| HUN-dred
| (zero zero)
| (hundred)
|
|
| hun-dred
|
|-
!scope="row"| 000
| '''Thousand'''
| {{nowrap|TOU-SAND}} {{nowrap|(TOU-sand)<ref group="Note" name="stress" />}}
| {{nowrap|TAOU ZEND}}
| {{nowrap|(zero zero zero)}}
| (thousand)
|
|
| {{nowrap|thow-zand}}
| tou-sand
|-
!scope="row"| ([[decimal point]])
| '''Decimal''', {{nowrap|(FAA) '''point'''}}
| {{nowrap|DAY-SEE-MAL<ref group="Note" name="stress" />}}
| DÈ SI MAL
| (decimal)
| (point)
| DAY-SEE-MAL
| DÉ-SI-MAL
|
|
|}

The [[Combined Communications-Electronics Board]] (CCEB) has code words for punctuation, including those in the table below.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ class="nowrap"| Punctuation code words (CCEB)
!scope="col"| Symbol
!scope="col"| Code word
|-
!scope="row"| .
| '''stop''' (when not a decimal point)
|-
!scope="row"| ,
| '''comma''' (when not a decimal comma)
|-
!scope="row"| -
| '''hyphen''', {{nowrap|(FAA) '''dash'''}}
|-
!scope="row"| /
| '''slant''' 
|-
!scope="row"| (
| '''brackets on'''
|-
!scope="row"| )
| '''brackets off'''
|}

Others are: "colon", "semi-colon", "exclamation mark", "question mark", "apostrophe", "quote", and "unquote".<ref name=CCEB/>