Can you name all 26 NATO phonetic alphabet code words?
When clarity over a noisy radio channel matters, the NATO phonetic alphabet is the global standard. Officially called the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, it was adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in 1956 after years of testing across allied military communications.
The alphabet replaces each letter with a clear, distinct word — Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, all the way to Zulu — chosen to be pronounceable across native speakers of English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and dozens of other languages. Pilots, soldiers, emergency dispatchers and amateur radio operators use it every day to spell call signs, names, registration plates and codes without confusion.
You have 2 minutes to type the 26 code words from A to Z. Common variants are accepted (e.g. *Juliet* or *Juliett*, *Whiskey* or *Whisky*). Will you nail every single one?