spelling alphabet

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spelling alphabet

noun spelling alphabets

  1. A set of code words that stand for the usual names of the letters of an alphabet, usually for clarity of communication when spelling out words, especially over the radio and especially despite any static thereon.

    Similar: phonetic alphabet, radio alphabet, telephone alphabet, voice procedure alphabet, word-spelling alphabet

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noun set of code words

日本語通話表 tsūwa hyō
Portuguêscódigo fonético
Françaisalphabet radio
DeutschBuchstabieralphabet, Buchstabiertafel
Italianoalfabeto telefonico
Ελληνικάφωνητικό αλφάβητο fonitikó alfávito
Românăalfabet fonetic
Русскийфонети́ческий алфави́т fonetíčeskij alfavít
עבריתאלפבית צלילי alefbét tslilí

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@misc{spelling_alphabet_2026,
  title = {spelling alphabet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spelling%20alphabet},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}