--- title: "BIP39 Word #881: host — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word" url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/host/" language: "en" updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00" --- Word #881 01101110000 # host — BIP39 word #881 "**host**" is word #881 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [hospital](/bip39-word/hospital/) and [hotel](/bip39-word/hotel/). In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value `01101110000`, decimal index 880\. /həʊst/ · _noun:_ a person who receives or entertains guests, or presents a show [Russian](/ru/ "The BIP39 wordlist with Russian translations"): хозяин ## 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): [unlock](/bip39-word/unlock/)[come](/bip39-word/come/)[evoke](/bip39-word/evoke/)[lawn](/bip39-word/lawn/)[gravity](/bip39-word/gravity/)[head](/bip39-word/head/)[hire](/bip39-word/hire/)[humor](/bip39-word/humor/)[hub](/bip39-word/hub/)[hour](/bip39-word/hour/)[hotel](/bip39-word/hotel/) Position Hex Index 0x370 4-Letter Prefix host ## About "host" in BIP39 - It takes all four letters to identify "host": **"hos"** also begins [hospital](/bip39-word/hospital/). - **"host"** is unique only within the English list: it also begins hostil in the [Spanish list](/spanish/) and hostina in the [Czech list](/czech/), so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses. ## Word #881 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists [Czech](/czech/) moucha [French](/french/) fruit [Italian](/italian/) lacca [Japanese](/japanese/) すいようび [Korean](/korean/) 소풍 [Portuguese](/portuguese/) frustrar [Spanish](/spanish/) horno [Traditional Chinese](/chinese-traditional/) 概 [Simplified Chinese](/chinese-simplified/) 概 ## Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery 3 BIP39 words differ from "host" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand: [cost](/bip39-word/cost/)[ghost](/bip39-word/ghost/)[post](/bip39-word/post/) Read aloud, "host" /həʊst/ is one sound away from these 3 words: [coast /kəʊst/](/bip39-word/coast/)[roast /rəʊst/](/bip39-word/roast/)[toast /təʊst/](/bip39-word/toast/) Words sharing the first three letters "hos": [hospital](/bip39-word/hospital/) ## More BIP39 Words Starting with "H" [ #877 horn ](/bip39-word/horn/)[ #878 horror ](/bip39-word/horror/)[ #879 horse ](/bip39-word/horse/)[ #880 hospital ](/bip39-word/hospital/)[ #882 hotel ](/bip39-word/hotel/)[ #883 hour ](/bip39-word/hour/)[ #884 hover ](/bip39-word/hover/)[ #885 hub ](/bip39-word/hub/) [View all words starting with "H" ](/bip39-words/h/) ## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides - [Crypto Inheritance: How to Pass On Your Seed Phrase](/crypto-inheritance/) - [Private Key Export: MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Ledger, Electrum](/convert-seed-phrase-to-private-key-guide/) - [How to Create a Seed Phrase: Step-by-Step Guide and Examples](/create-a-seed-phrase/) [ Full BIP39 Wordlist ](/)