Phonetic alphabet

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Phonetic alphabet can mean:

• Phonetic transcription system: a system for transcribing the precise sounds of human speech into writing
  • International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA): the most widespread such system
  • (See Category:Phonetic alphabets for other phonetic transcription systems)
• Phonemic orthography: an orthography that represents the sounds of a particular language in such a way that one symbol corresponds to each speech sound and vice versa
• Spelling alphabet a.k.a. radio alphabet: a set of code words for the names of the letters of an alphabet, used in noisy conditions such as radio communication; each word typically stands for its own initial letter
  • NATO phonetic alphabet: the international standard (e.g., Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta etc.)
  • (See Category:Spelling alphabets for other radio-telephony spelling alphabets)

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