--- title: "BIP39 Word #1051: local — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word" url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/local/" language: "en" updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00" --- Word #1051 10000011010 # local — BIP39 word #1051 "**local**" is word #1051 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [lobster](/bip39-word/lobster/) and [lock](/bip39-word/lock/). In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value `10000011010`, decimal index 1050\. /ˈləʊkəl/ · _adjective:_ relating to a particular area or neighborhood [Russian](/ru/ "The BIP39 wordlist with Russian translations"): местный ## Binary Representation Four 1-bits and seven 0-bits; 330 of the 2048 indexes have exactly four 1-bits. One wrong bit turns it into (leftmost bit first): [addict](/bip39-word/addict/)[select](/bip39-word/select/)[person](/bip39-word/person/)[nation](/bip39-word/nation/)[mercy](/bip39-word/mercy/)[mansion](/bip39-word/mansion/)[life](/bip39-word/life/)[liquid](/bip39-word/liquid/)[long](/bip39-word/long/)[loan](/bip39-word/loan/)[lock](/bip39-word/lock/) Position Hex Index 0x41A 4-Letter Prefix loca ## About "local" in BIP39 - "local" has 5 letters, but the first four, **"loca"**, already identify it, because **"loc"** also begins [lock](/bip39-word/lock/). - **"loca"** is unique only within the English list: it also begins locanda in the [Italian list](/italian/) and locador in the [Portuguese list](/portuguese/), so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses. ## Word #1051 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists [Czech](/czech/) odjet [French](/french/) inspirer [Italian](/italian/) mora [Japanese](/japanese/) ぞんぶん [Korean](/korean/) 아파트 [Portuguese](/portuguese/) inimigo [Spanish](/spanish/) lógica [Traditional Chinese](/chinese-traditional/) 塞 [Simplified Chinese](/chinese-simplified/) 塞 ## Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery 2 BIP39 words differ from "local" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand: [loyal](/bip39-word/loyal/)[vocal](/bip39-word/vocal/) Words sharing the first three letters "loc": [lock](/bip39-word/lock/) ## More BIP39 Words Starting with "L" [ #1047 lizard ](/bip39-word/lizard/)[ #1048 load ](/bip39-word/load/)[ #1049 loan ](/bip39-word/loan/)[ #1050 lobster ](/bip39-word/lobster/)[ #1052 lock ](/bip39-word/lock/)[ #1053 logic ](/bip39-word/logic/)[ #1054 lonely ](/bip39-word/lonely/)[ #1055 long ](/bip39-word/long/) [View all words starting with "L" ](/bip39-words/l/) ## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides - [BIP 157 Client-Side Block Filtering: Compact Filters Explained](/bip-157-client-side-block-filtering/) - [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/) [ Full BIP39 Wordlist ](/)