Word #68 00001000011
anchor — BIP39 word #68
"anchor" is word #68 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between analyst and ancient.
In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value
00001000011,
decimal index 67.
/ˈæŋkə/ · noun: a heavy metal object dropped to keep a ship in place
Russian: якорь
Binary Representation
Three 1-bits and eight 0-bits; 165 of the 2048 indexes have exactly three 1-bits.
One wrong bit turns it into (leftmost bit first):
Position
#68 of 2048
Hex Index
0x043
4-Letter Prefix
anch
About "anchor" in BIP39
- "anchor" has 6 letters, but the first four, "anch", already identify it, because "anc" also begins ancient.
- "anch" is unique only within the English list: it also begins ancho in the Spanish list, so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses.
Word #68 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists
Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery
Read aloud, "anchor" /ˈæŋkə/ is one sound away from these 2 words:
Words sharing the first three letters "anc":