--- title: "BIP39 Word #1707: stem — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word" url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/stem/" language: "en" updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00" --- Word #1707 11010101010 # stem — BIP39 word #1707 "**stem**" is word #1707 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [steel](/bip39-word/steel/) and [step](/bip39-word/step/). In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value `11010101010`, decimal index 1706\. /stɛm/ · _noun:_ the main stalk of a plant that supports leaves and flowers [Russian](/ru/ "The BIP39 wordlist with Russian translations"): стебель ## 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): [fetch](/bip39-word/fetch/)[next](/bip39-word/next/)[vocal](/bip39-word/vocal/)[shed](/bip39-word/shed/)[tail](/bip39-word/tail/)[spend](/bip39-word/spend/)[struggle](/bip39-word/struggle/)[stairs](/bip39-word/stairs/)[still](/bip39-word/still/)[steak](/bip39-word/steak/)[step](/bip39-word/step/) Position Hex Index 0x6AA 4-Letter Prefix stem ## About "stem" in BIP39 - It takes all four letters to identify "stem": **"ste"** also begins [steak](/bip39-word/steak/), [steel](/bip39-word/steel/), [step](/bip39-word/step/) and [stereo](/bip39-word/stereo/). ## Word #1707 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists [Czech](/czech/) traverza [French](/french/) salive [Italian](/italian/) somma [Japanese](/japanese/) ぶどう [Korean](/korean/) 체험 [Portuguese](/portuguese/) rouco [Spanish](/spanish/) sensor [Traditional Chinese](/chinese-traditional/) 杯 [Simplified Chinese](/chinese-simplified/) 杯 ## Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery 2 BIP39 words differ from "stem" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand: [item](/bip39-word/item/)[step](/bip39-word/step/) Words sharing the first three letters "ste": [steak](/bip39-word/steak/)[steel](/bip39-word/steel/)[step](/bip39-word/step/)[stereo](/bip39-word/stereo/) ## More BIP39 Words Starting with "S" [ #1703 state ](/bip39-word/state/)[ #1704 stay ](/bip39-word/stay/)[ #1705 steak ](/bip39-word/steak/)[ #1706 steel ](/bip39-word/steel/)[ #1708 step ](/bip39-word/step/)[ #1709 stereo ](/bip39-word/stereo/)[ #1710 stick ](/bip39-word/stick/)[ #1711 still ](/bip39-word/still/) [View all words starting with "S" ](/bip39-words/s/) ## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides - [How to Store a Seed Phrase: Paper, Steel and Safe Locations](/store-a-seed-phrase/) - [How to Restore a Wallet From a Seed Phrase: Step by Step](/restore-wallet-from-seed-phrase/) - [xpub, ypub and zpub: Extended Public Keys Explained](/xpub-ypub-zpub/) [ Full BIP39 Wordlist ](/)