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title: "BIP39 Word #1537: scale — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word"
url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/scale/"
language: "en"
updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00"
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Word #1537 11000000000 

# scale — BIP39 word #1537

"**scale**" is word #1537 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [say](/bip39-word/say/) and [scan](/bip39-word/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](/ru/ "The BIP39 wordlist with Russian translations"): 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):

[divorce](/bip39-word/divorce/)[length](/bip39-word/length/)[theme](/bip39-word/theme/)[source](/bip39-word/source/)[siege](/bip39-word/siege/)[series](/bip39-word/series/)[search](/bip39-word/search/)[scissors](/bip39-word/scissors/)[scene](/bip39-word/scene/)[scare](/bip39-word/scare/)[scan](/bip39-word/scan/) 

Position

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](/bip39-word/scan/), [scare](/bip39-word/scare/) and [scatter](/bip39-word/scatter/).
- **"scal"** is unique only within the English list: it also begins scalpel in the [French list](/french/) and scala in the [Italian list](/italian/), so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses.

## Word #1537 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists

[Czech](/czech/) slabika 

[French](/french/) prairie 

[Italian](/italian/) sapere 

[Japanese](/japanese/) はいご 

[Korean](/korean/) 제법 

[Portuguese](/portuguese/) pontaria 

[Spanish](/spanish/) quince 

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

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

## 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: 

[scare](/bip39-word/scare/) 

Read aloud, "scale" /skeɪl/ is one sound away from these 5 words: 

[sail /seɪl/](/bip39-word/sail/)[school /skuːl/](/bip39-word/school/)[skate /skeɪt/](/bip39-word/skate/)[skill /skɪl/](/bip39-word/skill/)[skull /skʌl/](/bip39-word/skull/) 

Words sharing the first three letters "sca":

[scan](/bip39-word/scan/)[scare](/bip39-word/scare/)[scatter](/bip39-word/scatter/) 

## More BIP39 Words Starting with "S"

[ #1533 sauce ](/bip39-word/sauce/)[ #1534 sausage ](/bip39-word/sausage/)[ #1535 save ](/bip39-word/save/)[ #1536 say ](/bip39-word/say/)[ #1538 scan ](/bip39-word/scan/)[ #1539 scare ](/bip39-word/scare/)[ #1540 scatter ](/bip39-word/scatter/)[ #1541 scene ](/bip39-word/scene/) 

[View all words starting with "S" ](/bip39-words/s/) 

## 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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