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title: "BIP39 Word #1396: purpose — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word"
url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/purpose/"
language: "en"
updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00"
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Word #1396 10101110011 

# purpose — BIP39 word #1396

"**purpose**" is word #1396 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [purity](/bip39-word/purity/) and [purse](/bip39-word/purse/). In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value `10101110011`, decimal index 1395\. 

/ˈpɜːpəs/  · _noun:_ the reason why something is done or made 

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

## 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):

[common](/bip39-word/common/)[unveil](/bip39-word/unveil/)[mobile](/bip39-word/mobile/)[salmon](/bip39-word/salmon/)[please](/bip39-word/please/)[price](/bip39-word/price/)[property](/bip39-word/property/)[quarter](/bip39-word/quarter/)[puzzle](/bip39-word/puzzle/)[purchase](/bip39-word/purchase/)[purity](/bip39-word/purity/) 

Position

Hex Index

0x573

4-Letter Prefix

purp

## About "purpose" in BIP39

- "purpose" has 7 letters, but the first four, **"purp"**, already identify it, because **"pur"** also begins [purchase](/bip39-word/purchase/), [purity](/bip39-word/purity/) and [purse](/bip39-word/purse/).

## Word #1396 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists

[Czech](/czech/) rande 

[French](/french/) orque 

[Italian](/italian/) randagio 

[Japanese](/japanese/) なめらか 

[Korean](/korean/) 입사 

[Portuguese](/portuguese/) ontem 

[Spanish](/spanish/) pegar 

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

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

## Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery

Read aloud, "purpose" /ˈpɜːpəs/ is one sound away from this word: 

[purchase /ˈpɜːʧəs/](/bip39-word/purchase/) 

Words sharing the first three letters "pur":

[purchase](/bip39-word/purchase/)[purity](/bip39-word/purity/)[purse](/bip39-word/purse/) 

## More BIP39 Words Starting with "P"

[ #1392 pupil ](/bip39-word/pupil/)[ #1393 puppy ](/bip39-word/puppy/)[ #1394 purchase ](/bip39-word/purchase/)[ #1395 purity ](/bip39-word/purity/)[ #1397 purse ](/bip39-word/purse/)[ #1398 push ](/bip39-word/push/)[ #1399 put ](/bip39-word/put/)[ #1400 puzzle ](/bip39-word/puzzle/) 

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

## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides

- [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/)
- [BIP39 Passphrase: How the 25th Word Creates a Hidden Wallet](/bip39-passphrase/)

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