Get acquainted with the NATO Phonetic Alphabet to spell names and unusual words when dictating. Using the NATO Phonetic Alphabet to help your transcriptionist spell difficult words will improve your overall medical transcription results.
TIP: We used spelling out license plates as a way to learn this.
NATO Phonetic Alphabet
| A – Alpha | K – Kilo | U – Uniform | 0 – Zero |
| B – Bravo | L – Lima | V – Victor | 1 – Wun (One) |
| C – Charlie | M – Mike | W – Whiskey | 2 – Two |
| D – Delta | N – November | X – X-ray | 3 – Tree (Three) |
| E – Echo | O – Oscar | Y – Yankee | 4 – Fower (Four) |
| F – Foxtrot | P – Papa | Z – Zulu | 5 – Five |
| G – Golf | Q – Quebec | 6 – Six | |
| H – Hotel | R – Romeo | . – decimal (point) | 7 – Seven |
| I – India | S – Sierra | . – (full) stop | 8 – Ait (Eight) |
| J – Juliet | T – Tango | 9 – Niner (Nine) |
Check our medical transcription dictation tips next month to learn more.
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