--- title: "BIP39 Word #261: calm — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word" url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/calm/" language: "en" updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00" --- Word #261 00100000100 # calm — BIP39 word #261 "**calm**" is word #261 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [call](/bip39-word/call/) and [camera](/bip39-word/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](/ru/ "The BIP39 wordlist with Russian translations"): 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): [party](/bip39-word/party/)[gauge](/bip39-word/gauge/)[above](/bip39-word/above/)[correct](/bip39-word/correct/)[chuckle](/bip39-word/chuckle/)[cause](/bip39-word/cause/)[card](/bip39-word/card/)[canoe](/bip39-word/canoe/)[cactus](/bip39-word/cactus/)[camp](/bip39-word/camp/)[camera](/bip39-word/camera/) Position Hex Index 0x104 4-Letter Prefix calm ## About "calm" in BIP39 - It takes all four letters to identify "calm": **"cal"** also begins [call](/bip39-word/call/). - **"calm"** is unique only within the English list: it also begins calmer in the [French list](/french/), calma in the [Spanish list](/spanish/), calmo in the [Italian list](/italian/) and calmante in the [Portuguese list](/portuguese/), so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses. ## Word #261 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists [Czech](/czech/) domov [French](/french/) bonheur [Italian](/italian/) brezza [Japanese](/japanese/) おおよそ [Korean](/korean/) 기쁨 [Portuguese](/portuguese/) batata [Spanish](/spanish/) bondad [Traditional Chinese](/chinese-traditional/) 南 [Simplified Chinese](/chinese-simplified/) 南 ## 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: [call](/bip39-word/call/)[palm](/bip39-word/palm/) Read aloud, "calm" /kɑːm/ is one sound away from these 6 words: [arm /ɑːm/](/bip39-word/arm/)[car /kɑː/](/bip39-word/car/)[card /kɑːd/](/bip39-word/card/)[cart /kɑːt/](/bip39-word/cart/)[come /kʌm/](/bip39-word/come/)[farm /fɑːm/](/bip39-word/farm/) Words sharing the first three letters "cal": [call](/bip39-word/call/) ## More BIP39 Words Starting with "C" [ #257 cactus ](/bip39-word/cactus/)[ #258 cage ](/bip39-word/cage/)[ #259 cake ](/bip39-word/cake/)[ #260 call ](/bip39-word/call/)[ #262 camera ](/bip39-word/camera/)[ #263 camp ](/bip39-word/camp/)[ #264 can ](/bip39-word/can/)[ #265 canal ](/bip39-word/canal/) [View all words starting with "C" ](/bip39-words/c/) ## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides - [How to Encrypt a Seed Phrase: AES, XOR and Steganography](/seed-phrase-encrypting-with-aes-xor-and-steganography/) - [Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP): Process and Deployed BIP List](/bitcoin-improvement-proposal/) - [TON Seed Phrase: 24-Word Format vs 12-Word BIP39 Phrases](/seed-phrase-format-for-ton-wallets/) [ Full BIP39 Wordlist ](/)