Word #1340 10100111011
polar — BIP39 word #1340
"polar" is word #1340 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between point and pole.
In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value
10100111011,
decimal index 1339.
/ˈpəʊlə/ · adjective: relating to the regions around the north or south pole
Russian: полярный
Binary Representation
Seven 1-bits and four 0-bits; 330 of the 2048 indexes have exactly seven 1-bits.
One wrong bit turns it into (leftmost bit first):
Position
#1340 of 2048
Hex Index
0x53B
4-Letter Prefix
pola
About "polar" in BIP39
- "polar" has 5 letters, but the first four, "pola", already identify it, because "pol" also begins pole and police.
- "pola" is unique only within the English list: it also begins polaire in the French list, so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses.
Word #1340 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists
Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery
One BIP39 word differs from "polar" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand:
Read aloud, "polar" /ˈpəʊlə/ is one sound away from this word: