--- title: "BIP39 Word #1489: ring — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word" url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/ring/" language: "en" updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00" --- Word #1489 10111010000 # ring — BIP39 word #1489 "**ring**" is word #1489 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [rigid](/bip39-word/rigid/) and [riot](/bip39-word/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](/ru/ "The BIP39 wordlist with Russian translations"): 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): [deliver](/bip39-word/deliver/)[wheel](/bip39-word/wheel/)[old](/bip39-word/old/)[present](/bip39-word/present/)[rare](/bip39-word/rare/)[safe](/bip39-word/safe/)[retreat](/bip39-word/retreat/)[roast](/bip39-word/roast/)[ritual](/bip39-word/ritual/)[ripple](/bip39-word/ripple/)[riot](/bip39-word/riot/) Position 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](/bip39-word/rib/), [ribbon](/bip39-word/ribbon/), [rice](/bip39-word/rice/) and [rich](/bip39-word/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](/portuguese/), so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses. ## Word #1489 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists [Czech](/czech/) sejmout [French](/french/) piscine [Italian](/italian/) riunione [Japanese](/japanese/) ねもと [Korean](/korean/) 전용 [Portuguese](/portuguese/) perplexo [Spanish](/spanish/) precoz [Traditional Chinese](/chinese-traditional/) 忠 [Simplified Chinese](/chinese-simplified/) 忠 ## 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: [bring](/bip39-word/bring/)[sing](/bip39-word/sing/)[wing](/bip39-word/wing/) Read aloud, "ring" /rɪŋ/ is one sound away from these 5 words: [rib /rɪb/](/bip39-word/rib/)[rich /rɪʧ/](/bip39-word/rich/)[ridge /rɪʤ/](/bip39-word/ridge/)[thing /θɪŋ/](/bip39-word/thing/)[wrong /rɒŋ/](/bip39-word/wrong/) ## More BIP39 Words Starting with "R" [ #1485 ridge ](/bip39-word/ridge/)[ #1486 rifle ](/bip39-word/rifle/)[ #1487 right ](/bip39-word/right/)[ #1488 rigid ](/bip39-word/rigid/)[ #1490 riot ](/bip39-word/riot/)[ #1491 ripple ](/bip39-word/ripple/)[ #1492 risk ](/bip39-word/risk/)[ #1493 ritual ](/bip39-word/ritual/) [View all words starting with "R" ](/bip39-words/r/) ## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides - [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/) - [BIP 157 Client-Side Block Filtering: Compact Filters Explained](/bip-157-client-side-block-filtering/) [ Full BIP39 Wordlist ](/)