Word #1537 11000000000
scale — BIP39 word #1537
"scale" is word #1537 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between say and scan.
In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value
11000000000,
decimal index 1536.
/skeɪl/ · noun: a device for weighing, or a series of levels for measuring
Russian: шкала
Binary Representation
Two 1-bits and nine 0-bits; 55 of the 2048 indexes have exactly two 1-bits.
One wrong bit turns it into (leftmost bit first):
Position
#1537 of 2048
Hex Index
0x600
4-Letter Prefix
scal
About "scale" in BIP39
- "scale" has 5 letters, but the first four, "scal", already identify it, because "sca" also begins scan, scare and scatter.
- "scal" is unique only within the English list: it also begins scalpel in the French list and scala in the Italian list, so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses.
Word #1537 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists
Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery
One BIP39 word differs from "scale" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand:
Read aloud, "scale" /skeɪl/ is one sound away from these 5 words: