Word #152 00010010111
base — BIP39 word #152
"base" is word #152 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between barrel and basic.
In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value
00010010111,
decimal index 151.
/beɪs/ · noun: the lowest part or foundation on which something stands
Russian: основание
Binary Representation
Five 1-bits and six 0-bits; 462 of the 2048 indexes have exactly five 1-bits.
One wrong bit turns it into (leftmost bit first):
Position
#152 of 2048
Hex Index
0x097
4-Letter Prefix
base
About "base" in BIP39
- It takes all four letters to identify "base": "bas" also begins basic and basket.
- "base" is unique only within the English list: it also begins baseado in the Portuguese list, so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses.
Word #152 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists
Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery
One BIP39 word differs from "base" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand:
Read aloud, "base" /beɪs/ is one sound away from these 5 words: