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spelling alphabet

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

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  • Danish: fonetisk alfabet — set of code words
  • Finnish: tavausaakkoset — set of code words
  • French: alphabet radio — set of code words
  • German: Buchstabieralphabet — set of code words
  • German: Buchstabiertafel — set of code words
  • Greek: φωνητικό αλφάβητο (fonitikó alfávito) — set of code words
  • Hebrew: אלפבית צלילי (alefbét tslilí) — set of code words
  • Italian: alfabeto telefonico — set of code words
  • Japanese: 通話表 (tsūwa hyō) — set of code words
  • Polish: alfabet literowany — set of code words
  • Portuguese: código fonético — set of code words
  • Romanian: alfabet fonetic — set of code words
  • Russian: фонети́ческий алфави́т (fonetíčeskij alfavít) — set of code words
  • Swedish: bokstaveringsalfabet — set of code words
  • Swedish: fonetiskt alfabet — set of code words
  • Swedish: analogt alfabet — set of code words
  • Swedish: stavningsalfabet — set of code words
  • Swedish: radioalfabet (specifier; radio-comm.) — set of code words
  • Swedish: telefonalfabet (specifier; telephone-comm.) — set of code words