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
  • Category:Phonetic alphabets: lists other phonetic transcription systems

• phonemic orthography: for representing the sounds of a particular language with a one-symbol-per-sound correspondence

• spelling alphabet: a set of words used instead of alphabetic letters in radio communication; each word stands for its initial letter
  • NATO phonetic alphabet: the most widespread such set (Alfa, Bravo, Charlie,...)
  • Category:Spelling alphabets: lists other spelling alphabets

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