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title: "BIP39 Word #1473: retreat — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word"
url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/retreat/"
language: "en"
updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00"
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Word #1473 10111000000 

# retreat — BIP39 word #1473

"**retreat**" is word #1473 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [retire](/bip39-word/retire/) and [return](/bip39-word/return/). In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value `10111000000`, decimal index 1472\. 

/rɪˈtriːt/  · _verb:_ to move back or withdraw, especially from danger or an enemy 

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

## Binary Representation

Four 1-bits and seven 0-bits; 330 of the 2048 indexes have exactly four 1-bits.

One wrong bit turns it into (leftmost bit first):

[day](/bip39-word/day/)[way](/bip39-word/way/)[object](/bip39-word/object/)[pool](/bip39-word/pool/)[quote](/bip39-word/quote/)[rose](/bip39-word/rose/)[ring](/bip39-word/ring/)[ribbon](/bip39-word/ribbon/)[review](/bip39-word/review/)[reunion](/bip39-word/reunion/)[return](/bip39-word/return/) 

Position

Hex Index

0x5C0

4-Letter Prefix

retr

## About "retreat" in BIP39

- "retreat" has 7 letters, but the first four, **"retr"**, already identify it, because **"ret"** also begins [retire](/bip39-word/retire/) and [return](/bip39-word/return/).
- **"retr"** is unique only within the English list: it also begins retracer in the [French list](/french/), retrato in the [Spanish list](/spanish/) and retratar in the [Portuguese list](/portuguese/), so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses.

## Word #1473 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists

[Czech](/czech/) samizdat 

[French](/french/) pharaon 

[Italian](/italian/) riportare 

[Japanese](/japanese/) ねすごす 

[Korean](/korean/) 적극 

[Portuguese](/portuguese/) peitoral 

[Spanish](/spanish/) polvo 

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

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

## Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery

Words sharing the first three letters "ret":

[retire](/bip39-word/retire/)[return](/bip39-word/return/) 

## More BIP39 Words Starting with "R"

[ #1469 resource ](/bip39-word/resource/)[ #1470 response ](/bip39-word/response/)[ #1471 result ](/bip39-word/result/)[ #1472 retire ](/bip39-word/retire/)[ #1474 return ](/bip39-word/return/)[ #1475 reunion ](/bip39-word/reunion/)[ #1476 reveal ](/bip39-word/reveal/)[ #1477 review ](/bip39-word/review/) 

[View all words starting with "R" ](/bip39-words/r/) 

## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides

- [SLIP-39 vs BIP39: Shamir Backup and 20-Word Shares Explained](/slip39-vs-bip39/)
- [Why You Should Never Create Your Own Seed Phrase](/why-you-should-never-create-your-own-seed-phrase/)
- [12 vs 24 Word Seed Phrase: Which Is More Secure?](/12-vs-24-word-seed-phrase/)

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