Meanings
- The ICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet of the International Civil Aviation Organization, which assigns names to letters of the alphabet for clearer enunciation (and for the same reason pronounces the numeral 9 as niner)
Synonyms: NATO phonetic alphabet
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe ICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet of the International Civil Aviation Organization, which assigns names to letters of the alphabet for clearer enunciation (and for the same reason pronounces the numeral 9 as niner)
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 北約音標字母 /北约音标字母, 國際無線電通話拼寫字母 /国际无线电通话拼写字母
- 北約音標字母 /北约音标字母 (Běiyuē Yīnbiāo Zìmǔ)ICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet
- 國際無線電通話拼寫字母 /国际无线电通话拼写字母 (Guójì Wúxiàndiàn Tōnghuà Pīnxiě Zìmǔ)ICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet
Finnish ICAO:n radioaakkoset
- ICAO:n radioaakkosetICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet
German NATO-Buchstabieralphabet
- NATO-BuchstabieralphabetICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet
Polish alfabet fonetyczny ICAO
- alfabet fonetyczny ICAOICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet
Romanian alfabetul radio-fonetic ICAO
- alfabetul radio-fonetic ICAOICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet
Russian фонети́ческий алфави́т ИКА́О
- фонети́ческий алфави́т ИКА́О (fonɛtíčeskij alfavít IKÁO)ICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet
Spanish alfabeto radiofónico
- alfabeto radiofónicoICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet
Swedish ICAO:s bokstaveringsalfabet
- ICAO:s bokstaveringsalfabetICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet
Cite this entry
ICAO spelling alphabet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ICAO%20spelling%20alphabet
“ICAO spelling alphabet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ICAO%20spelling%20alphabet. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ICAO spelling alphabet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ICAO%20spelling%20alphabet.
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