--- title: "BIP39 Word #1996: west — Seed Phrase Mnemonic Word" url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-word/west/" language: "en" updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00" --- Word #1996 11111001011 # west — BIP39 word #1996 "**west**" is word #1996 of the 2048 words in the official BIP39 English wordlist, between [welcome](/bip39-word/welcome/) and [wet](/bip39-word/wet/). In a seed phrase it stands for the 11-bit value `11111001011`, decimal index 1995\. /wɛst/ · _noun:_ the direction in which the sun sets [Russian](/ru/ "The BIP39 wordlist with Russian translations"): запад ## 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): [just](/bip39-word/just/)[ride](/bip39-word/ride/)[sunny](/bip39-word/sunny/)[truly](/bip39-word/truly/)[vapor](/bip39-word/vapor/)[word](/bip39-word/word/)[window](/bip39-word/window/)[wear](/bip39-word/wear/)[wheat](/bip39-word/wheat/)[weird](/bip39-word/weird/)[welcome](/bip39-word/welcome/) Position Hex Index 0x7CB 4-Letter Prefix west ## About "west" in BIP39 - "west" has 4 letters, but the first three, **"wes"**, already identify it, because **"we"** also begins 11 other words, among them [wealth](/bip39-word/wealth/), [weapon](/bip39-word/weapon/), [wear](/bip39-word/wear/) and [weasel](/bip39-word/weasel/). Three letters are enough for only 604 of the 2048 words. ## Word #1996 in the Other 9 BIP39 Wordlists [Czech](/czech/) zjemnit [French](/french/) veston [Italian](/italian/) vichingo [Japanese](/japanese/) りょかん [Korean](/korean/) 홈페이지 [Portuguese](/portuguese/) verniz [Spanish](/spanish/) vibrar [Traditional Chinese](/chinese-traditional/) 烘 [Simplified Chinese](/chinese-simplified/) 烘 ## Similar Words — Check Carefully During Recovery 4 BIP39 words differ from "west" 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/)[test](/bip39-word/test/)[wet](/bip39-word/wet/) Read aloud, "west" /wɛst/ is one sound away from these 2 words: [chest /ʧɛst/](/bip39-word/chest/)[waste /weɪst/](/bip39-word/waste/) ## More BIP39 Words Starting with "W" [ #1992 wedding ](/bip39-word/wedding/)[ #1993 weekend ](/bip39-word/weekend/)[ #1994 weird ](/bip39-word/weird/)[ #1995 welcome ](/bip39-word/welcome/)[ #1997 wet ](/bip39-word/wet/)[ #1998 whale ](/bip39-word/whale/)[ #1999 what ](/bip39-word/what/)[ #2000 wheat ](/bip39-word/wheat/) [View all words starting with "W" ](/bip39-words/w/) ## Seed phrase, key and recovery guides - [Is a Seed Phrase Case Sensitive? BIP39 Words vs Passphrase](/is-seed-phrase-case-sensitivity-really-important/) - [BIP-444 (Now BIP 110): Reduced Data Temporary Softfork Explained](/bip-444-reduced-data-temporary-softfork/) - [Metal Seed Phrase Backup: Steel Plates, Tiles and Tests](/metal-seed-phrase-backup/) [ Full BIP39 Wordlist ](/)