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title: "BIP39 Word #266: cancel — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word"
url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/cancel/"
language: "en"
updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00"
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Word #266 00100001001 

# cancel — BIP39 word #266

"**cancel**" is word #266 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [canal](/bip39-word/canal/) and [candy](/bip39-word/candy/). In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value `00100001001`, decimal index 265\. 

/ˈkænsəl/  · _verb:_ to decide that a planned event or arrangement will not happen 

[Russian](/ru/ "The BIP39 wordlist with Russian translations"): отменять 

## 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):

[patrol](/bip39-word/patrol/)[gentle](/bip39-word/gentle/)[abuse](/bip39-word/abuse/)[couple](/bip39-word/couple/)[circle](/bip39-word/circle/)[cement](/bip39-word/cement/)[case](/bip39-word/case/)[cage](/bip39-word/cage/)[canvas](/bip39-word/canvas/)[cannon](/bip39-word/cannon/)[canal](/bip39-word/canal/) 

Position

Hex Index

0x109

4-Letter Prefix

canc

## About "cancel" in BIP39

- "cancel" has 6 letters, but the first four, **"canc"**, already identify it, because **"can"** also begins 7 other words, among them [can](/bip39-word/can/), [canal](/bip39-word/canal/), [candy](/bip39-word/candy/) and [cannon](/bip39-word/cannon/).
- Its first letters also spell another BIP39 word, [can](/bip39-word/can/). Write "cancel" out in full: cut short, it turns into a different valid word.
- **"canc"** is unique only within the English list: it also begins cancelar in the [Portuguese list](/portuguese/), so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses.

## Word #266 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists

[Czech](/czech/) doposud 

[French](/french/) botte 

[Italian](/italian/) brodo 

[Japanese](/japanese/) おぎなう 

[Korean](/korean/) 기온 

[Portuguese](/portuguese/) baunilha 

[Spanish](/spanish/) borrar 

[Traditional Chinese](/chinese-traditional/) 即 

[Simplified Chinese](/chinese-simplified/) 即 

## Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery

Words sharing the first three letters "can":

[can](/bip39-word/can/)[canal](/bip39-word/canal/)[candy](/bip39-word/candy/)[cannon](/bip39-word/cannon/)[canoe](/bip39-word/canoe/)[canvas](/bip39-word/canvas/)[canyon](/bip39-word/canyon/) 

## More BIP39 Words Starting with "C"

[ #262 camera ](/bip39-word/camera/)[ #263 camp ](/bip39-word/camp/)[ #264 can ](/bip39-word/can/)[ #265 canal ](/bip39-word/canal/)[ #267 candy ](/bip39-word/candy/)[ #268 cannon ](/bip39-word/cannon/)[ #269 canoe ](/bip39-word/canoe/)[ #270 canvas ](/bip39-word/canvas/) 

[View all words starting with "C" ](/bip39-words/c/) 

## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides

- [How to Restore a Wallet From a Seed Phrase: Step by Step](/restore-wallet-from-seed-phrase/)
- [xpub, ypub and zpub: Extended Public Keys Explained](/xpub-ypub-zpub/)
- [SLIP-39 vs BIP39: Shamir Backup and 20-Word Shares Explained](/slip39-vs-bip39/)

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