NATO and police phonetic alphabets are used to prevent spelled words from being misunderstood. They are very helpful to speech recognition software and dramatically increase the accuracy of spelled speech input. Below you will find a table of the alphabet and the corresponding words that can be offered as input to the <SpelledWord> specialty response template. The <SpelledWord> specialized response template also recognizes some special symbols as shown below the phonetic alphabets table.
NATO and Police Phonetic Alphabets
Character |
NATO |
Police |
A |
Alfa |
Adam |
B |
Bravo |
Boy |
C |
Charlie |
Charlie |
D |
Delta |
David |
E |
Echo |
Edward |
F |
Foxtrot |
Frank |
G |
Golf |
George |
H |
Hotel |
Henry |
I |
India |
Ida |
J |
Juliet |
John |
K |
Kilo |
King |
L |
Lima |
Lincoln |
M |
Mike |
Mary |
N |
November |
Nora |
O |
Oscar |
Ocean |
P |
Papa |
Paul |
Q |
Quebec |
Queen |
R |
Romeo |
Robert |
S |
Sierra |
Sam |
T |
Tango |
Tom |
U |
Uniform |
Union |
V |
Victor |
Victor |
W |
Whiskey |
William |
X |
X-ray |
X-ray |
Y |
Yankee |
Young |
Z |
Zulu |
Zebra |
Special Symbols
Symbol |
Caller Should Say |
^ |
"caret" or "caret sign" |
/ |
"slash" |
. |
"dot" or "period" |
$ |
"dollar" or "dollar sign" |