# NATO Phonetic alphabet

Some letters may sound over a radio transmission very similar. To reduce the risk of a misunderstanding, all letters aren't spelled individually, but with a easy to differentiate, pre-determined word.

[![20180110_alphabet-sign-signal-big2.jpg](https://bookstack.phobetor.site/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/scaled-1680-/20180110-alphabet-sign-signal-big2.jpg)](https://bookstack.phobetor.site/uploads/images/gallery/2025-06/20180110-alphabet-sign-signal-big2.jpg)

This also applies to numbers in a similar fashion:

**0:** "ZEE-RO" **1:** "WUN" **2:** "TOO" **3:** "TREE" **4:** "FOW-ER" **5:** "FIFE" **6:** "SIX" **7:** "SEV-EN" **8:** "AIT" **9:** "NIN-ER"

Link to the offical [NATO Page](https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_150391.htm)