Word #1199 10010101110
noise — BIP39 word #1199
"noise" is word #1199 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between noble and nominee.
In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value
10010101110,
decimal index 1198.
/nɔɪz/ · noun: a sound, especially one that is loud or unpleasant
Russian: шум
Binary Representation
Six 1-bits and five 0-bits; 462 of the 2048 indexes have exactly six 1-bits.
One wrong bit turns it into (leftmost bit first):
Position
#1199 of 2048
Hex Index
0x4AE
4-Letter Prefix
nois
About "noise" in BIP39
- "noise" has 5 letters, but the first three, "noi", already identify it, because "no" also begins 12 other words, among them noble, nominee, noodle and normal. Three letters are enough for only 604 of the 2048 words.
- "nois" is unique only within the English list: it also begins noisette in the French list, so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses.
Word #1199 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists
Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery
One BIP39 word differs from "noise" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand: