Phonetic alphabet

Phonetic alphabet can mean:

  • Phonetic transcription system: a system for transcribing the precise sounds of human speech into writing
  • Phonemic orthography: for representing the sounds of a particular language where one symbol corresponds to one sound
  • Spelling alphabet: a set of words instead of alphabetic letters in radio communication; each word stands for its initial letter
    • NATO phonetic alphabet: the most widespread such set (e.g., Alfa, Mike, X-Ray, etc.)
    • Category:Spelling alphabets: lists other spelling alphabets
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