spelling alphabet

noun

A set of code words that stand for the usual names of the letters of an alphabet, usually for clarity of communication when spelling out words, especially over the radio and especially despite any static thereon.

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Meanings

nounspelling alphabet (plural spelling alphabets)

plural spelling alphabets

  1. A set of code words that stand for the usual names of the letters of an alphabet, usually for clarity of communication when spelling out words, especially over the radio and especially despite any static thereon.

    Synonyms: phonetic alphabet, radio alphabet, telephone alphabet, voice procedure alphabet, word-spelling alphabet

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA set of code words that stand for the usual names of the letters of an alphabet, usually for clarity of communication when spelling out words, especially over the radio and especially despite any static thereon.

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phonetic alphabetradio alphabettelephone alphabetvoice procedure alphabetword-spelling alphabet
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phonetic alphabetradio alphabettelephone alphabetvoice procedure alphabetword-spelling alphabet

Translations

Danish fonetisk alfabet
  • fonetisk alfabetset of code words
Finnish tavausaakkoset
  • tavausaakkosetset of code words
French alphabet radio
  • alphabet radioset of code words
German Buchstabieralphabet, Buchstabiertafel
  • Buchstabieralphabetset of code words
  • Buchstabiertafelset of code words
Greek φωνητικό αλφάβητο
  • φωνητικό αλφάβητο (fonitikó alfávito)set of code words
Hebrew אלפבית צלילי
  • אלפבית צלילי (alefbét tslilí)set of code words
Italian alfabeto telefonico
  • alfabeto telefonicoset of code words
Japanese 通話表
  • 通話表 (tsūwa hyō)set of code words
Polish alfabet literowany
  • alfabet literowanyset of code words
Portuguese código fonético
  • código fonéticoset of code words
Romanian alfabet fonetic
  • alfabet foneticset of code words
Russian фонети́ческий алфави́т
  • фонети́ческий алфави́т (fonetíčeskij alfavít)set of code words
Swedish bokstaveringsalfabet, fonetiskt alfabet
  • bokstaveringsalfabetset of code words
  • fonetiskt alfabetset of code words
  • analogt alfabetset of code words
  • stavningsalfabetset of code words
  • radioalfabet (specifier; radio-comm.)set of code words
  • telefonalfabet (specifier; telephone-comm.)set of code words
Cite this entry
APA

spelling alphabet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spelling%20alphabet

MLA

“spelling alphabet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spelling%20alphabet. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spelling alphabet,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spelling%20alphabet.

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