--- title: "BIP39 Word #388: corn — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word" url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/corn/" language: "en" updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00" --- Word #388 00110000011 # corn — BIP39 word #388 "**corn**" is word #388 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [core](/bip39-word/core/) and [correct](/bip39-word/correct/). In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value `00110000011`, decimal index 387\. /kɔːn/ · _noun:_ a cereal plant with large ears of yellow grains, or any grain crop [Russian](/ru/ "The BIP39 wordlist with Russian translations"): кукуруза ## Binary Representation Four 1-bits and seven 0-bits; 330 of the 2048 indexes have exactly four 1-bits. One wrong bit turns it into (leftmost bit first): [race](/bip39-word/race/)[idea](/bip39-word/idea/)[away](/bip39-word/away/)[call](/bip39-word/call/)[debris](/bip39-word/debris/)[crucial](/bip39-word/crucial/)[crash](/bip39-word/crash/)[cousin](/bip39-word/cousin/)[couch](/bip39-word/couch/)[coral](/bip39-word/coral/)[core](/bip39-word/core/) Position Hex Index 0x183 4-Letter Prefix corn ## About "corn" in BIP39 - It takes all four letters to identify "corn": **"cor"** also begins [coral](/bip39-word/coral/), [core](/bip39-word/core/) and [correct](/bip39-word/correct/). - **"corn"** is unique only within the English list: it also begins corniche in the [French list](/french/), cornice in the [Italian list](/italian/) and corneta in the [Portuguese list](/portuguese/), so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses. ## Word #388 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists [Czech](/czech/) halenka [French](/french/) choisir [Italian](/italian/) coniuge [Japanese](/japanese/) きかく [Korean](/korean/) 대신 [Portuguese](/portuguese/) capinar [Spanish](/spanish/) chiste [Traditional Chinese](/chinese-traditional/) 眾 [Simplified Chinese](/chinese-simplified/) 众 ## Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery 3 BIP39 words differ from "corn" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand: [coin](/bip39-word/coin/)[core](/bip39-word/core/)[horn](/bip39-word/horn/) Read aloud, "corn" /kɔːn/ is one sound away from these 8 words: [call /kɔːl/](/bip39-word/call/)[can /kæn/](/bip39-word/can/)[caught /kɔːt/](/bip39-word/caught/)[cause /kɔːz/](/bip39-word/cause/)[course /kɔːs/](/bip39-word/course/)[dawn /dɔːn/](/bip39-word/dawn/)[keen /kiːn/](/bip39-word/keen/)[lawn /lɔːn/](/bip39-word/lawn/) Words sharing the first three letters "cor": [coral](/bip39-word/coral/)[core](/bip39-word/core/)[correct](/bip39-word/correct/) ## More BIP39 Words Starting with "C" [ #384 copper ](/bip39-word/copper/)[ #385 copy ](/bip39-word/copy/)[ #386 coral ](/bip39-word/coral/)[ #387 core ](/bip39-word/core/)[ #389 correct ](/bip39-word/correct/)[ #390 cost ](/bip39-word/cost/)[ #391 cotton ](/bip39-word/cotton/)[ #392 couch ](/bip39-word/couch/) [View all words starting with "C" ](/bip39-words/c/) ## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides - [Private Key QR Code Risks: Why Online Generators Are Unsafe](/qr-code-private-key-security-risks/) - [Seed Phrase Formats by Network: BIP39 and the Exceptions](/seed-phrase-formats-by-network/) - [BIP39 vs BIP32 vs BIP44: How the Seed Standards Fit Together](/crypto-seed-standards-bip39-vs-bip32-vs-bip44/) [ Full BIP39 Wordlist ](/)