Word #261 00100000100
calm — BIP39 word #261
"calm" is word #261 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between call and camera.
In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value
00100000100,
decimal index 260.
/kɑːm/ · adjective: peaceful and quiet, not showing worry or strong emotion
Russian: спокойный
Binary Representation
Two 1-bits and nine 0-bits; 55 of the 2048 indexes have exactly two 1-bits.
One wrong bit turns it into (leftmost bit first):
Position
#261 of 2048
Hex Index
0x104
4-Letter Prefix
calm
About "calm" in BIP39
- It takes all four letters to identify "calm": "cal" also begins call.
- "calm" is unique only within the English list: it also begins calmer in the French list, calma in the Spanish list, calmo in the Italian list and calmante in the Portuguese list, so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses.
Word #261 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists
Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery
2 BIP39 words differ from "calm" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand:
Read aloud, "calm" /kɑːm/ is one sound away from these 6 words:
Words sharing the first three letters "cal":