International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet
This alphabet is used globally to communicate words and letters clearly regardless of language or dialect. Examples of people who use this alphabet in everyday life include the armed forces, pilots and call centre workers - they communicate via radio and other communication devices where sometimes understanding/hearing can be tricky. By using this phonetic alphabet, there should be no mistakes or miscommunication.
Can you learn the International Phonetic Alphabet?
Can you spell out your name or a word using this alphabet?
What have I spelled here? hotel, echo, lima, lima, oscar