Poniżej przedstawiam alfabet po angielsku i słowa do poszczególnych liter pomocnych przy spellowaniu. Ułatwia to porozumienie się, szczególnie przez telefon. Dla niewtajemniczonych, działa to tak:
| Letter | Code word | Pronunciation | IPA from ICAO |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Alfa (ICAO, ITU, IMO, FAA) Alpha (ANSI) |
AL FAH | ˈælfɑ |
| B | Bravo | BRAH VOH | ˈbrɑːˈvo |
| C | Charlie | CHAR LEE or SHAR LEE |
ˈtʃɑːli or ˈʃɑːli |
| D | Delta | DELL TAH | ˈdeltɑ |
| E | Echo | ECK OH | ˈeko |
| F | Foxtrot | FOKS TROT | ˈfɔkstrɔt |
| G | Golf | GOLF | ɡʌlf [sic] |
| H | Hotel | HO TELL (ICAO) HOH TELL (ITU, IMO, FAA) |
hoːˈtel |
| I | India | IN DEE AH | ˈindiˑɑ |
| J | Juliett (ICAO, ITU, IMO, FAA) Juliet (ANSI) |
JEW LEE ETT | ˈdʒuːliˑˈet |
| K | Kilo | KEY LOH | ˈkiːlo |
| L | Lima | LEE MAH | ˈliːmɑ |
| M | Mike | MIKE | mɑik |
| N | November | NO VEM BER | noˈvembə |
| O | Oscar | OSS CAH | ˈɔskɑ |
| P | Papa | PAH PAH | pəˈpɑ |
| Q | Quebec | KEH BECK | keˈbek |
| R | Romeo | ROW ME OH | ˈroːmiˑo |
| S | Sierra | SEE AIR RAH (ICAO, ITU, IMO) SEE AIR RAH (FAA) |
siˈerɑ |
| T | Tango | TANG GO | ˈtænɡo [sic] |
| U | Uniform | YOU NEE FORM or OO NEE FORM |
ˈjuːnifɔːm or ˈuːnifɔrm |
| V | Victor | VIK TAH | ˈviktɑ |
| W | Whiskey | WISS KEY | ˈwiski |
| X | X-ray or Xray |
ECKS RAY (ICAO, ITU) ECKS RAY (IMO, FAA) |
ˈeksˈrei |
| Y | Yankee | YANG KEY | ˈjænki [sic] |
| Z | Zulu | ZOO LOO | ˈzuːluː |