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title: "BIP39 Word #1042: lion — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word"
url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/lion/"
language: "en"
updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00"
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Word #1042 10000010001 

# lion — BIP39 word #1042

"**lion**" is word #1042 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [link](/bip39-word/link/) and [liquid](/bip39-word/liquid/). In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value `10000010001`, decimal index 1041\. 

/ˈlaɪən/  · _noun:_ a large wild cat with a golden coat, the male having a mane 

[Russian](/ru/ "The BIP39 wordlist with Russian translations"): лев 

## 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):

[acquire](/bip39-word/acquire/)[season](/bip39-word/season/)[peasant](/bip39-word/peasant/)[mutual](/bip39-word/mutual/)[mechanic](/bip39-word/mechanic/)[mail](/bip39-word/mail/)[lens](/bip39-word/lens/)[lobster](/bip39-word/lobster/)[live](/bip39-word/live/)[list](/bip39-word/list/)[link](/bip39-word/link/) 

Position

Hex Index

0x411

4-Letter Prefix

lion

## About "lion" in BIP39

- "lion" has 4 letters, but the first three, **"lio"**, already identify it, because **"li"** also begins 16 other words, among them [liar](/bip39-word/liar/), [liberty](/bip39-word/liberty/), [library](/bip39-word/library/) and [license](/bip39-word/license/). Three letters are enough for only 604 of the 2048 words.
- **"lion"** is unique only within the English list: it also begins lionceau in the [French list](/french/), so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses.

## Word #1042 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists

[Czech](/czech/) odbyt 

[French](/french/) injecter 

[Italian](/italian/) monastero 

[Japanese](/japanese/) そらまめ 

[Korean](/korean/) 아들 

[Portuguese](/portuguese/) infantil 

[Spanish](/spanish/) llenar 

[Traditional Chinese](/chinese-traditional/) 彈 

[Simplified Chinese](/chinese-simplified/) 弹 

## Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery

Read aloud, "lion" /ˈlaɪən/ is one sound away from these 2 words: 

[iron /ˈaɪən/](/bip39-word/iron/)[liar /ˈlaɪə/](/bip39-word/liar/) 

## More BIP39 Words Starting with "L"

[ #1038 like ](/bip39-word/like/)[ #1039 limb ](/bip39-word/limb/)[ #1040 limit ](/bip39-word/limit/)[ #1041 link ](/bip39-word/link/)[ #1043 liquid ](/bip39-word/liquid/)[ #1044 list ](/bip39-word/list/)[ #1045 little ](/bip39-word/little/)[ #1046 live ](/bip39-word/live/) 

[View all words starting with "L" ](/bip39-words/l/) 

## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides

- [What Is BIP39? The Standard Behind Seed Phrases](/bip39-the-foundation-of-crypto-wallet-security/)
- [Seed Phrase Examples: 12, 18 and 24 BIP39 Mnemonic Phrases](/mnemonic-words-examples-for-crypto-security-bip39/)
- [How to Protect Your Crypto Wallet from Phishing](/protect-crypto-wallet-from-phishing/)

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