Word #1121 10001100000
metal — BIP39 word #1121
"metal" is word #1121 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between message and method.
In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value
10001100000,
decimal index 1120.
/ˈmɛtl/ · noun: a hard shiny material such as iron, gold or copper
Russian: металл
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):
Position
#1121 of 2048
Hex Index
0x460
4-Letter Prefix
meta
About "metal" in BIP39
- "metal" has 5 letters, but the first four, "meta", already identify it, because "met" also begins method.
- "meta" is unique only within the English list: it also begins meta in the Spanish list, metallo in the Italian list and metade in the Portuguese list, so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses.
Word #1121 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists
Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery
One BIP39 word differs from "metal" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand:
Read aloud, "metal" /ˈmɛtl/ is one sound away from this word:
Words sharing the first three letters "met":