--- title: "BIP39 Word #1712: sting — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word" url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/sting/" language: "en" updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00" --- Word #1712 11010101111 # sting — BIP39 word #1712 "**sting**" is word #1712 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [still](/bip39-word/still/) and [stock](/bip39-word/stock/). In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value `11010101111`, decimal index 1711\. /stɪŋ/ · _verb:_ to wound with a sharp pointed part, as a bee or wasp does [Russian](/ru/ "The BIP39 wordlist with Russian translations"): жало ## Binary Representation Eight 1-bits and three 0-bits; 165 of the 2048 indexes have exactly eight 1-bits. One wrong bit turns it into (leftmost bit first): [field](/bip39-word/field/)[nominee](/bip39-word/nominee/)[vote](/bip39-word/vote/)[shine](/bip39-word/shine/)[target](/bip39-word/target/)[spin](/bip39-word/spin/)[subject](/bip39-word/subject/)[stay](/bip39-word/stay/)[step](/bip39-word/step/)[stick](/bip39-word/stick/)[still](/bip39-word/still/) Position Hex Index 0x6AF 4-Letter Prefix stin ## About "sting" in BIP39 - "sting" has 5 letters, but the first four, **"stin"**, already identify it, because **"sti"** also begins [stick](/bip39-word/stick/) and [still](/bip39-word/still/). ## Word #1712 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists [Czech](/czech/) trhlina [French](/french/) sanglier [Italian](/italian/) soppeso [Japanese](/japanese/) ふひょう [Korean](/korean/) 초순 [Portuguese](/portuguese/) rugoso [Spanish](/spanish/) sequía [Traditional Chinese](/chinese-traditional/) 遼 [Simplified Chinese](/chinese-simplified/) 辽 ## Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery 2 BIP39 words differ from "sting" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand: [sing](/bip39-word/sing/)[swing](/bip39-word/swing/) Read aloud, "sting" /stɪŋ/ is one sound away from these 2 words: [stick /stɪk/](/bip39-word/stick/)[still /stɪl/](/bip39-word/still/) Words sharing the first three letters "sti": [stick](/bip39-word/stick/)[still](/bip39-word/still/) ## More BIP39 Words Starting with "S" [ #1708 step ](/bip39-word/step/)[ #1709 stereo ](/bip39-word/stereo/)[ #1710 stick ](/bip39-word/stick/)[ #1711 still ](/bip39-word/still/)[ #1713 stock ](/bip39-word/stock/)[ #1714 stomach ](/bip39-word/stomach/)[ #1715 stone ](/bip39-word/stone/)[ #1716 stool ](/bip39-word/stool/) [View all words starting with "S" ](/bip39-words/s/) ## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides - [How to Create a Seed Phrase: Step-by-Step Guide and Examples](/create-a-seed-phrase/) - [BIP 44 – Multi-Account Hierarchy for Deterministic Wallets](/bip-44-multi-account-hierarchy-for-deterministic-wallets/) - [Electrum Seed vs BIP39: Why Other Wallets Reject It](/electrum-seed-vs-bip39/) [ Full BIP39 Wordlist ](/)