--- title: "BIP39 Word #832: gun — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word" url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/gun/" language: "en" updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00" --- Word #832 01100111111 # gun — BIP39 word #832 "**gun**" is word #832 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [guitar](/bip39-word/guitar/) and [gym](/bip39-word/gym/). In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value `01100111111`, decimal index 831\. /gʌn/ · _noun:_ a weapon that fires bullets or shells from a metal tube [Russian](/ru/ "The BIP39 wordlist with Russian translations"): ружьё ## Binary Representation Eight 1-bits and three 0-bits; 165 of the 2048 indexes have exactly eight 1-bits. One wrong bit turns it into (leftmost bit first): [tree](/bip39-word/tree/)[child](/bip39-word/child/)[elevator](/bip39-word/elevator/)[jewel](/bip39-word/jewel/)[husband](/bip39-word/husband/)[glue](/bip39-word/glue/)[grass](/bip39-word/grass/)[group](/bip39-word/group/)[guess](/bip39-word/guess/)[guilt](/bip39-word/guilt/)[guitar](/bip39-word/guitar/) Position Hex Index 0x33F 4-Letter Prefix gun ## About "gun" in BIP39 - It takes all three letters to identify "gun": **"gu"** also begins [guard](/bip39-word/guard/), [guess](/bip39-word/guess/), [guide](/bip39-word/guide/), [guilt](/bip39-word/guilt/) and [guitar](/bip39-word/guitar/). Three letters are enough for only 604 of the 2048 words. ## Word #832 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists [Czech](/czech/) meloun [French](/french/) firme [Italian](/italian/) incrocio [Japanese](/japanese/) しめる [Korean](/korean/) 선장 [Portuguese](/portuguese/) fiapo [Spanish](/spanish/) guante [Traditional Chinese](/chinese-traditional/) 亂 [Simplified Chinese](/chinese-simplified/) 乱 ## Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery 3 BIP39 words differ from "gun" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand: [fun](/bip39-word/fun/)[run](/bip39-word/run/)[sun](/bip39-word/sun/) Read aloud, "gun" /gʌn/ is one sound away from these 3 words: [gain /geɪn/](/bip39-word/gain/)[gown /ɡaʊn/](/bip39-word/gown/)[one /wʌn/](/bip39-word/one/) ## More BIP39 Words Starting with "G" [ #758 gadget ](/bip39-word/gadget/)[ #759 gain ](/bip39-word/gain/)[ #760 galaxy ](/bip39-word/galaxy/)[ #828 guess ](/bip39-word/guess/)[ #829 guide ](/bip39-word/guide/)[ #830 guilt ](/bip39-word/guilt/)[ #831 guitar ](/bip39-word/guitar/)[ #833 gym ](/bip39-word/gym/) [View all words starting with "G" ](/bip39-words/g/) ## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides - [Bitcoin Core Seed Phrase: Why There Is None and How to Back Up](/bitcoin-core-seed-phrase-backup-guide/) - [BIP38 Encrypted Private Keys: 6P Format and How to Decrypt](/bip38/) - [BIP39 Passphrase: How the 25th Word Creates a Hidden Wallet](/bip39-passphrase/) [ Full BIP39 Wordlist ](/)