--- title: "BIP39 Word #256: cable — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word" url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/cable/" language: "en" updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00" --- Word #256 00011111111 # cable — BIP39 word #256 "**cable**" is word #256 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [cabin](/bip39-word/cabin/) and [cactus](/bip39-word/cactus/). In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value `00011111111`, decimal index 255\. /ˈkeɪbl/ · _noun:_ a thick wire or rope, or insulated wires carrying electricity [Russian](/ru/ "The BIP39 wordlist with Russian translations"): кабель ## Binary Representation Eight 1-bits and three 0-bits; 165 of the 2048 indexes have exactly eight 1-bits. One wrong bit turns it into (leftmost bit first): [paper](/bip39-word/paper/)[garment](/bip39-word/garment/)[divide](/bip39-word/divide/)[avocado](/bip39-word/avocado/)[blood](/bip39-word/blood/)[brief](/bip39-word/brief/)[bulb](/bip39-word/bulb/)[bus](/bip39-word/bus/)[buyer](/bip39-word/buyer/)[cabbage](/bip39-word/cabbage/)[cabin](/bip39-word/cabin/) Position Hex Index 0x0FF 4-Letter Prefix cabl ## About "cable" in BIP39 - "cable" has 5 letters, but the first four, **"cabl"**, already identify it, because **"cab"** also begins [cabbage](/bip39-word/cabbage/) and [cabin](/bip39-word/cabin/). ## Word #256 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists [Czech](/czech/) doleva [French](/french/) boire [Italian](/italian/) brama [Japanese](/japanese/) おえる [Korean](/korean/) 기록 [Portuguese](/portuguese/) baronesa [Spanish](/spanish/) boina [Traditional Chinese](/chinese-traditional/) 任 [Simplified Chinese](/chinese-simplified/) 任 ## Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery 2 BIP39 words differ from "cable" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand: [able](/bip39-word/able/)[table](/bip39-word/table/) Read aloud, "cable" /ˈkeɪbl/ is one sound away from this word: [label /ˈleɪbl/](/bip39-word/label/) Words sharing the first three letters "cab": [cabbage](/bip39-word/cabbage/)[cabin](/bip39-word/cabin/) ## More BIP39 Words Starting with "C" [ #254 cabbage ](/bip39-word/cabbage/)[ #255 cabin ](/bip39-word/cabin/)[ #257 cactus ](/bip39-word/cactus/)[ #258 cage ](/bip39-word/cage/)[ #259 cake ](/bip39-word/cake/)[ #260 call ](/bip39-word/call/)[ #438 cute ](/bip39-word/cute/)[ #439 cycle ](/bip39-word/cycle/) [View all words starting with "C" ](/bip39-words/c/) ## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides - [Cold Sharding: Splitting a Private Key Into Offline Shamir Shares](/cold-sharding-method-private-key-storage-strategy/) - [Test Your Wallet Backup: A Self-Audit of Your Seed Phrase](/hack-own-crypto-wallet/) - [EVM Address Format Explained: Structure & Usage](/format-evm-addresses/) [ Full BIP39 Wordlist ](/)