Word #773 01100000100

gauge — BIP39 word #773

"gauge" is word #773 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between gather and gaze. In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value 01100000100, decimal index 772.

/ɡeɪʤ/ · noun: an instrument that measures an amount, such as fuel or pressure

Russian: измерять

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):

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Position

#773 of 2048

Hex Index

0x304

4-Letter Prefix

gaug

About "gauge" in BIP39

"gauge" has 5 letters, but the first three, "gau", already identify it, because "ga" also begins 16 other words, among them gadget, gain, galaxy and gallery. Three letters are enough for only 604 of the 2048 words.