Word #1489 10111010000
ring — BIP39 word #1489
"ring" is word #1489 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between rigid and riot.
In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value
10111010000,
decimal index 1488.
/rɪŋ/ · noun: a small circle of metal worn on a finger, or a circular shape
Russian: кольцо
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):
Position
#1489 of 2048
Hex Index
0x5D0
4-Letter Prefix
ring
About "ring" in BIP39
- "ring" has 4 letters, but the first three, "rin", already identify it, because "ri" also begins 15 other words, among them rib, ribbon, rice and rich. Three letters are enough for only 604 of the 2048 words.
- "ring" is unique only within the English list: it also begins ringue in the Portuguese list, so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses.
Word #1489 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists
Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery
3 BIP39 words differ from "ring" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand:
Read aloud, "ring" /rɪŋ/ is one sound away from these 5 words: