Police Phonetic Alphabet Converter

Spell any text using the NATO/ICAO phonetic alphabet (Alfa, Bravo, Charlie...) live as you type, plus a full A-Z and digit reference table.

Source Text

Digits use their real radiotelephony words: 3 is “Tree”, 4 is “Fower”, 5 is “Fife” and 9 is “Niner” — deliberately different from normal English so they are never misheard as another number.

Only letters A–Z and digits 0–9 are spelled out; punctuation and other characters are skipped.

NATO / ICAO phonetic alphabet reference

A	Alfa
B	Bravo
C	Charlie
D	Delta
E	Echo
F	Foxtrot
G	Golf
H	Hotel
I	India
J	Juliett
K	Kilo
L	Lima
M	Mike
N	November
O	Oscar
P	Papa
Q	Quebec
R	Romeo
S	Sierra
T	Tango
U	Uniform
V	Victor
W	Whiskey
X	X-ray
Y	Yankee
Z	Zulu
0	Zero
1	One
2	Two
3	Tree
4	Fower
5	Fife
6	Six
7	Seven
8	Eight
9	Niner

Other countries' spelling alphabets

Not every country uses NATO's version. Two well-known national spelling alphabets are shown below for comparison.

Germany: DIN 5009 spelling alphabet

A	Anton
B	Berta
C	Cäsar
D	Dora
E	Emil
F	Friedrich
G	Gustav
H	Heinrich
I	Ida
J	Julius
K	Kaufmann
L	Ludwig
M	Martha
N	Nordpol
O	Otto
P	Paula
Q	Quelle
R	Richard
S	Samuel
Sch	Schule
T	Theodor
U	Ulrich
V	Viktor
W	Wilhelm
X	Xanthippe
Y	Ypsilon
Z	Zeppelin

France: telephone spelling alphabet

A	Anatole
B	Berthe
C	Célestin
D	Désiré
E	Eugène
F	François
G	Gaston
H	Henri
I	Irma
J	Joseph
K	Kléber
L	Louis
M	Marcel
N	Nicolas
O	Oscar
P	Pierre
Q	Quintal
R	Raoul
S	Suzanne
T	Thérèse
U	Ursule
V	Victor
W	William
X	Xavier
Y	Yvonne
Z	Zoé

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Result

Searching for a "police phonetic alphabet"? In most countries today, police and other emergency services use the very same NATO/ICAO code words this converter produces — Alfa, Bravo, Charlie and the rest — rather than a separate system of their own.

A shared alphabet across aviation, military, police and public-safety radio means a license plate, a callsign or a name spelled "Sierra Oscar Sierra" means exactly the same thing to every listener, whatever agency they work for.

Type a plate number, badge code or name above to see it spelled out live; older region-specific variants still exist in some agencies, so always confirm the local convention if you are studying for dispatch or radio-operator training.

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Accepted Formats & Rules

Full always-visible A-Z and 0-9 NATO/ICAO reference table.
Optional spoken playback of the result using your browser's speech synthesis.
Reference tables for Germany's DIN 5009 and France's telephone spelling alphabet.

Key Benefits

✓ Live conversion: type any word or callsign and see it spelled out in the official NATO/ICAO code words instantly, with no button to press.

✓ Accurate digit forms: numbers use the real radiotelephony words (Tree, Fower, Fife, Niner) instead of plain English digits, exactly as pilots and radio operators say them.

✓ Two more alphabets for reference: the German DIN 5009 and French telephone spelling alphabets sit right below, for comparison.

Use Cases

• Read a confirmation code, license plate or callsign over the phone without it getting misheard: type it and read back the NATO/ICAO code words instead of the raw letters.
• Study for an amateur radio license or dispatch/radio-operator training: the always-visible A-Z and digit table plus the honest note on digit pronunciation (Tree, Fower, Fife, Niner) doubles as a quick-reference sheet.
• Compare spelling alphabets across countries: the German DIN 5009 and French telephone alphabet tables sit right below the NATO/ICAO one for reference.