--- title: "BIP39 Word #1539: scare — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word" url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/scare/" language: "en" updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00" --- Word #1539 11000000010 # scare — BIP39 word #1539 "**scare**" is word #1539 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [scan](/bip39-word/scan/) and [scatter](/bip39-word/scatter/). In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value `11000000010`, decimal index 1538\. /skeə/ · _verb:_ to frighten someone or something [Russian](/ru/ "The BIP39 wordlist with Russian translations"): пугать ## 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): [doctor](/bip39-word/doctor/)[leopard](/bip39-word/leopard/)[theory](/bip39-word/theory/)[space](/bip39-word/space/)[sign](/bip39-word/sign/)[session](/bip39-word/session/)[seat](/bip39-word/seat/)[scout](/bip39-word/scout/)[school](/bip39-word/school/)[scale](/bip39-word/scale/)[scatter](/bip39-word/scatter/) Position Hex Index 0x602 4-Letter Prefix scar ## About "scare" in BIP39 - "scare" has 5 letters, but the first four, **"scar"**, already identify it, because **"sca"** also begins [scale](/bip39-word/scale/), [scan](/bip39-word/scan/) and [scatter](/bip39-word/scatter/). - **"scar"** is unique only within the English list: it also begins scarso in the [Italian list](/italian/), so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses. ## Word #1539 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists [Czech](/czech/) slanina [French](/french/) précieux [Italian](/italian/) saporito [Japanese](/japanese/) はいすい [Korean](/korean/) 제안 [Portuguese](/portuguese/) porta [Spanish](/spanish/) rábano [Traditional Chinese](/chinese-traditional/) 戲 [Simplified Chinese](/chinese-simplified/) 戏 ## Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery 3 BIP39 words differ from "scare" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand: [scale](/bip39-word/scale/)[share](/bip39-word/share/)[spare](/bip39-word/spare/) Read aloud, "scare" /skeə/ is one sound away from these 3 words: [ski /skiː/](/bip39-word/ski/)[square /skweə/](/bip39-word/square/)[swear /sweə/](/bip39-word/swear/) Words sharing the first three letters "sca": [scale](/bip39-word/scale/)[scan](/bip39-word/scan/)[scatter](/bip39-word/scatter/) ## More BIP39 Words Starting with "S" [ #1535 save ](/bip39-word/save/)[ #1536 say ](/bip39-word/say/)[ #1537 scale ](/bip39-word/scale/)[ #1538 scan ](/bip39-word/scan/)[ #1540 scatter ](/bip39-word/scatter/)[ #1541 scene ](/bip39-word/scene/)[ #1542 scheme ](/bip39-word/scheme/)[ #1543 school ](/bip39-word/school/) [View all words starting with "S" ](/bip39-words/s/) ## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides - [Crypto Inheritance: How to Pass On Your Seed Phrase](/crypto-inheritance/) - [Private Key Export: MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Ledger, Electrum](/convert-seed-phrase-to-private-key-guide/) - [How to Create a Seed Phrase: Step-by-Step Guide and Examples](/create-a-seed-phrase/) [ Full BIP39 Wordlist ](/)