Word #153 00010011000
basic — BIP39 word #153
"basic" is word #153 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between base and basket.
In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value
00010011000,
decimal index 152.
/ˈbeɪsɪk/ · adjective: forming the simplest or most essential part of something
Russian: основной
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
#153 of 2048
Hex Index
0x098
4-Letter Prefix
basi
About "basic" in BIP39
- "basic" has 5 letters, but the first four, "basi", already identify it, because "bas" also begins base and basket.
- "basi" is unique only within the English list: it also begins basilico in the Italian list, so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses.