--- title: "BIP39 Word #1789: test — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word" url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/test/" language: "en" updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00" --- Word #1789 11011111100 # test — BIP39 word #1789 "**test**" is word #1789 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [term](/bip39-word/term/) and [text](/bip39-word/text/). In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value `11011111100`, decimal index 1788\. /tɛst/ · _noun:_ a set of questions to measure knowledge, or a trial of something [Russian](/ru/ "The BIP39 wordlist with Russian translations"): тест ## 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): [garbage](/bip39-word/garbage/)[panel](/bip39-word/panel/)[zebra](/bip39-word/zebra/)[sort](/bip39-word/sort/)[stuff](/bip39-word/stuff/)[swear](/bip39-word/swear/)[talk](/bip39-word/talk/)[teach](/bip39-word/teach/)[tenant](/bip39-word/tenant/)[thank](/bip39-word/thank/)[text](/bip39-word/text/) Position Hex Index 0x6FC 4-Letter Prefix test ## About "test" in BIP39 - "test" has 4 letters, but the first three, **"tes"**, already identify it, because **"te"** also begins 9 other words, among them [teach](/bip39-word/teach/), [team](/bip39-word/team/), [tell](/bip39-word/tell/) and [ten](/bip39-word/ten/). Three letters are enough for only 604 of the 2048 words. - **"test"** is unique only within the English list: it also begins testigo in the [Spanish list](/spanish/), testato in the [Italian list](/italian/) and testado in the [Portuguese list](/portuguese/), so a four-letter backup should say which list it uses. ## Word #1789 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists [Czech](/czech/) uzenina [French](/french/) sonde [Italian](/italian/) surgelato [Japanese](/japanese/) ほんけ [Korean](/korean/) 큰어머니 [Portuguese](/portuguese/) sobra [Spanish](/spanish/) tacto [Traditional Chinese](/chinese-traditional/) 諧 [Simplified Chinese](/chinese-simplified/) 谐 ## Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery 5 BIP39 words differ from "test" by just a single letter — the most common source of typos when a seed phrase is entered by hand: [best](/bip39-word/best/)[nest](/bip39-word/nest/)[tent](/bip39-word/tent/)[text](/bip39-word/text/)[west](/bip39-word/west/) Read aloud, "test" /tɛst/ is one sound away from these 3 words: [chest /ʧɛst/](/bip39-word/chest/)[taste /teɪst/](/bip39-word/taste/)[toast /təʊst/](/bip39-word/toast/) ## More BIP39 Words Starting with "T" [ #1785 tenant ](/bip39-word/tenant/)[ #1786 tennis ](/bip39-word/tennis/)[ #1787 tent ](/bip39-word/tent/)[ #1788 term ](/bip39-word/term/)[ #1790 text ](/bip39-word/text/)[ #1791 thank ](/bip39-word/thank/)[ #1792 that ](/bip39-word/that/)[ #1793 theme ](/bip39-word/theme/) [View all words starting with "T" ](/bip39-words/t/) ## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides - [BIP 32 Explained: Hierarchical Deterministic Wallets](/bip-32/) - [Can You Guess a Seed Phrase? Probability and Real Risks](/can-you-guess-a-seed-phrase-probability-and-real-risks/) - [Crypto Inheritance: How to Pass On Your Seed Phrase](/crypto-inheritance/) [ Full BIP39 Wordlist ](/)