Greek spelling alphabet

For the authentic Greek alphabet, see Greek alphabet.

The Greek spelling alphabet is a spelling alphabet (or "phonetic alphabet") for Greek, i.e. an accepted set of easily differentiated names given to the letters of the alphabet for the purpose of spelling out words. It is used mostly on radio voice channels by the Greek army, the navy and the police. The names for some Greek letters are easily confused in noisy conditions. The names of Alpha, Beta, and Delta are not used, to prevent clashes with the NATO phonetic alphabet which uses their names to refer to the latin script letters A, B, and D.

Similar sounding Greek letters:

  • víta (β), zíta (ζ), íta (η), thíta (θ)
  • épsilon (ε), ýpsilon (υ)
  • mi (μ), ni (ν)
  • xi (ξ), pi (π), fi (φ), chi (χ), psi (ψ)
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