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title: "BIP39 Word #1318: pigeon — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word"
url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/pigeon/"
language: "en"
updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00"
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Word #1318 10100100101 

# pigeon — BIP39 word #1318

"**pigeon**" is word #1318 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [pig](/bip39-word/pig/) and [pill](/bip39-word/pill/). In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value `10100100101`, decimal index 1317\. 

/ˈpɪʤən/  · _noun:_ a gray bird with a small head, common in towns and cities 

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

## 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):

[caution](/bip39-word/caution/)[tool](/bip39-word/tool/)[lucky](/bip39-word/lucky/)[regret](/bip39-word/regret/)[protect](/bip39-word/protect/)[pass](/bip39-word/pass/)[pluck](/bip39-word/pluck/)[pizza](/bip39-word/pizza/)[picnic](/bip39-word/picnic/)[pilot](/bip39-word/pilot/)[pig](/bip39-word/pig/) 

Position

Hex Index

0x525

4-Letter Prefix

pige

## About "pigeon" in BIP39

- "pigeon" has 6 letters, but the first four, **"pige"**, already identify it, because **"pig"** also begins [pig](/bip39-word/pig/).
- Its first letters also spell another BIP39 word, [pig](/bip39-word/pig/). Write "pigeon" out in full: cut short, it turns into a different valid word.

## Word #1318 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists

[Czech](/czech/) pouzdro 

[French](/french/) neveu 

[Italian](/italian/) polso 

[Japanese](/japanese/) てんらんかい 

[Korean](/korean/) 의원 

[Portuguese](/portuguese/) murcho 

[Spanish](/spanish/) orador 

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

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

## Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery

Words sharing the first three letters "pig":

[pig](/bip39-word/pig/) 

## More BIP39 Words Starting with "P"

[ #1314 picnic ](/bip39-word/picnic/)[ #1315 picture ](/bip39-word/picture/)[ #1316 piece ](/bip39-word/piece/)[ #1317 pig ](/bip39-word/pig/)[ #1319 pill ](/bip39-word/pill/)[ #1320 pilot ](/bip39-word/pilot/)[ #1321 pink ](/bip39-word/pink/)[ #1322 pioneer ](/bip39-word/pioneer/) 

[View all words starting with "P" ](/bip39-words/p/) 

## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides

- [BIP38 Encrypted Private Keys: 6P Format and How to Decrypt](/bip38/)
- [BIP39 Passphrase: How the 25th Word Creates a Hidden Wallet](/bip39-passphrase/)
- [Is My Seed Phrase Compromised? Signs and What to Do Next](/bip39-seed-phrase-compromise/)

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