--- title: "BIP39 Word #392: couch — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word" url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/couch/" language: "en" updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00" --- Word #392 00110000111 # couch — BIP39 word #392 "**couch**" is word #392 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [cotton](/bip39-word/cotton/) and [country](/bip39-word/country/). In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value `00110000111`, decimal index 391\. /kaʊʧ/ · _noun:_ a long comfortable seat for two or more people [Russian](/ru/ "The BIP39 wordlist with Russian translations"): диван ## Binary Representation Five 1-bits and six 0-bits; 462 of the 2048 indexes have exactly five 1-bits. One wrong bit turns it into (leftmost bit first): [rail](/bip39-word/rail/)[ill](/bip39-word/ill/)[axis](/bip39-word/axis/)[can](/bip39-word/can/)[decline](/bip39-word/decline/)[crunch](/bip39-word/crunch/)[cream](/bip39-word/cream/)[cradle](/bip39-word/cradle/)[corn](/bip39-word/corn/)[cost](/bip39-word/cost/)[cotton](/bip39-word/cotton/) Position Hex Index 0x187 4-Letter Prefix couc ## About "couch" in BIP39 - "couch" has 5 letters, but the first four, **"couc"**, already identify it, because **"cou"** also begins [country](/bip39-word/country/), [couple](/bip39-word/couple/), [course](/bip39-word/course/) and [cousin](/bip39-word/cousin/). ## Word #392 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists [Czech](/czech/) harpuna [French](/french/) chute [Italian](/italian/) continuo [Japanese](/japanese/) きくらげ [Korean](/korean/) 대접 [Portuguese](/portuguese/) capuz [Spanish](/spanish/) chuleta [Traditional Chinese](/chinese-traditional/) 容 [Simplified Chinese](/chinese-simplified/) 容 ## Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery 2 BIP39 words differ from "couch" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand: [coach](/bip39-word/coach/)[crouch](/bip39-word/crouch/) Read aloud, "couch" /kaʊʧ/ is one sound away from this word: [catch /kæʧ/](/bip39-word/catch/) Words sharing the first three letters "cou": [country](/bip39-word/country/)[couple](/bip39-word/couple/)[course](/bip39-word/course/)[cousin](/bip39-word/cousin/) ## More BIP39 Words Starting with "C" [ #388 corn ](/bip39-word/corn/)[ #389 correct ](/bip39-word/correct/)[ #390 cost ](/bip39-word/cost/)[ #391 cotton ](/bip39-word/cotton/)[ #393 country ](/bip39-word/country/)[ #394 couple ](/bip39-word/couple/)[ #395 course ](/bip39-word/course/)[ #396 cousin ](/bip39-word/cousin/) [View all words starting with "C" ](/bip39-words/c/) ## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides - [SLIP-39 vs BIP39: Shamir Backup and 20-Word Shares Explained](/slip39-vs-bip39/) - [Why You Should Never Create Your Own Seed Phrase](/why-you-should-never-create-your-own-seed-phrase/) - [12 vs 24 Word Seed Phrase: Which Is More Secure?](/12-vs-24-word-seed-phrase/) [ Full BIP39 Wordlist ](/)