Phonetics & Numbers Trainer
ICAO spelling alphabet and number pronunciation · tap to hear · spelling and number drills
Tap a word to hear it (if your device can speak). Capital letters show the stressed syllable.
| Decimal point | DAY-SEE-MAL (for example 118.7 is WUN WUN AIT DAY-SEE-MAL SEV-en) |
|---|---|
| Whole hundreds | HUN-dred (800 is AIT HUN-dred) |
| Whole thousands | TOU-SAND (3 000 is TREE TOU-SAND) |
| Mixed | 3 500 is TREE TOU-SAND FIFE HUN-dred. 10 000 is WUN ZE-RO TOU-SAND. |
| Everything else | Digit by digit: heading 070 is ZE-RO SEV-en ZE-RO, squawk 4725 is FOW-er SEV-en TOO FIFE. |
| Flight levels | Digit by digit after the words flight level: FL 330 is flight level TREE TREE ZE-RO. |
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- Tap each word in the alphabet grid to hear it, and note the stressed syllable.
- Spell registrations and airport codes in the Spell it drill, then check each word.
- Use Say the number to practise frequencies, altitudes, flight levels, headings, QNH, squawk codes, runways and wind.
Exam point
Numbers are said digit by digit: 9 is NIN-er, 3 is TREE, 5 is FIFE, 0 is ZE-RO and the decimal point is DAY-SEE-MAL. Only whole hundreds and thousands use HUN-dred and TOU-SAND.
Study aid only. Figures here are simplified and fictional, so always use current DGCA and ICAO documents and the approved manual for real operations.