Word #1538 11000000001
scan — BIP39 word #1538
"scan" is word #1538 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between scale and scare.
In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value
11000000001,
decimal index 1537.
/skæn/ · verb: to look at something quickly, or copy an image electronically
Russian: сканировать
Binary Representation
Three 1-bits and eight 0-bits; 165 of the 2048 indexes have exactly three 1-bits.
One wrong bit turns it into (leftmost bit first):
Position
#1538 of 2048
Hex Index
0x601
4-Letter Prefix
scan
About "scan" in BIP39
- It takes all four letters to identify "scan": "sca" also begins scale, scare and scatter.
- "scan" is unique only within the English list: it also begins scandale in the French list and scandalo in the Italian list, so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses.
Word #1538 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists
Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery
One BIP39 word differs from "scan" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand:
Read aloud, "scan" /skæn/ is one sound away from this word: