Word #1672 11010000111
special — BIP39 word #1672
"special" is word #1672 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between speak and speed.
In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value
11010000111,
decimal index 1671.
/ˈspɛʃəl/ · adjective: different from what is usual, or more important
Russian: особый
Binary Representation
Six 1-bits and five 0-bits; 462 of the 2048 indexes have exactly six 1-bits.
One wrong bit turns it into (leftmost bit first):
Position
#1672 of 2048
Hex Index
0x687
4-Letter Prefix
spec
About "special" in BIP39
- "special" has 7 letters, but the first four, "spec", already identify it, because "spe" also begins speak, speed, spell and spend.
- "spec" is unique only within the English list: it also begins specie in the Italian list, so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses.
Word #1672 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists
Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery
Read aloud, "special" /ˈspɛʃəl/ is one sound away from this word: