NATO Phonetic Alphabet Converter
Type a word, name or code and get it spelled in the NATO phonetic alphabet — Alfa, Bravo, Charlie — the alphabet built to be unmishearable.
Example — Spell CATCharlie Alfa Tango
How we got it — the example, step by step
- Each letter is swapped for its word in the NATO phonetic alphabet — the alphabet agreed internationally so letters cannot be misheard over a radio.
Check it backwards
Take the first letter of each word in the answer — C, A, T — and you get back exactly what you typed.
Questions people also ask
Why 'Alfa' and 'Juliett'?
The spellings are deliberate: Alfa (not Alpha) so non-English speakers pronounce it right, and Juliett with two t's so French speakers say the final letter. The alphabet was designed by the ICAO and tested across languages.