--- title: "BIP39 Word #1605: silk — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word" url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/silk/" language: "en" updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00" --- Word #1605 11001000100 # silk — BIP39 word #1605 "**silk**" is word #1605 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [silent](/bip39-word/silent/) and [silly](/bip39-word/silly/). In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value `11001000100`, decimal index 1604\. /sɪlk/ · _noun:_ a fine smooth shiny cloth made from threads spun by certain caterpillars [Russian](/ru/ "The BIP39 wordlist with Russian translations"): шёлк ## Binary Representation Four 1-bits and seven 0-bits; 330 of the 2048 indexes have exactly four 1-bits. One wrong bit turns it into (leftmost bit first): [embrace](/bip39-word/embrace/)[mass](/bip39-word/mass/)[trigger](/bip39-word/trigger/)[sudden](/bip39-word/sudden/)[scene](/bip39-word/scene/)[smart](/bip39-word/smart/)[skin](/bip39-word/skin/)[sister](/bip39-word/sister/)[siege](/bip39-word/siege/)[silver](/bip39-word/silver/)[silly](/bip39-word/silly/) Position Hex Index 0x644 4-Letter Prefix silk ## About "silk" in BIP39 - It takes all four letters to identify "silk": **"sil"** also begins [silent](/bip39-word/silent/), [silly](/bip39-word/silly/) and [silver](/bip39-word/silver/). ## Word #1605 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists [Czech](/czech/) srst [French](/french/) réciter [Italian](/italian/) sedano [Japanese](/japanese/) はんぶん [Korean](/korean/) 즉시 [Portuguese](/portuguese/) rajada [Spanish](/spanish/) retiro [Traditional Chinese](/chinese-traditional/) 皆 [Simplified Chinese](/chinese-simplified/) 皆 ## Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery 2 BIP39 words differ from "silk" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand: [milk](/bip39-word/milk/)[sick](/bip39-word/sick/) Read aloud, "silk" /sɪlk/ is one sound away from this word: [silly /ˈsɪli/](/bip39-word/silly/) Words sharing the first three letters "sil": [silent](/bip39-word/silent/)[silly](/bip39-word/silly/)[silver](/bip39-word/silver/) ## More BIP39 Words Starting with "S" [ #1601 siege ](/bip39-word/siege/)[ #1602 sight ](/bip39-word/sight/)[ #1603 sign ](/bip39-word/sign/)[ #1604 silent ](/bip39-word/silent/)[ #1606 silly ](/bip39-word/silly/)[ #1607 silver ](/bip39-word/silver/)[ #1608 similar ](/bip39-word/similar/)[ #1609 simple ](/bip39-word/simple/) [View all words starting with "S" ](/bip39-words/s/) ## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides - [Metal Seed Phrase Backup: Steel Plates, Tiles and Tests](/metal-seed-phrase-backup/) - [Invalid Seed Phrase? How to Find and Fix a Wrong Word (BIP39)](/how-to-fix-seed-phrase-errors/) - [Ethereum Keystore File (JSON Wallet): Structure and Security](/json-wallets-explained/) [ Full BIP39 Wordlist ](/)