--- title: "BIP39 Words Starting with P — 132 Mnemonic Seed Phrase Words" url: "https://bip39-phrase.com/bip39-words/p/" language: "en" updated: "2026-10-19T00:00:00+00:00" --- # BIP39 Words Starting with P (132 words) The 132 BIP39 words that start with P run from #1270 [pact](/bip39-word/pact/) to #1401 [pyramid](/bip39-word/pyramid/) in the English wordlist: indexes 1269 to 1400, or **10011110101** to **10101111000** in binary. That is 6.4% of the 2048 words, the 4th-largest of the 25 letter groups. Word length goes from 3 letters ([pen](/bip39-word/pen/), [pet](/bip39-word/pet/) and 2 more) to 8 ([physical](/bip39-word/physical/), [position](/bip39-word/position/) and 5 more). 27 three-letter beginnings are shared by two or more words; the largest is **"pro"**, with 13 words. The 96 words in these groups need their first four letters to be told apart, while 35 are identified by the first three, and one ([pyramid](/bip39-word/pyramid/)) by the first two. The short words [pen](/bip39-word/pen/) and [pig](/bip39-word/pig/) also begin longer ones, so a four-letter backup keeps them whole. 49 of the 132 words have look-alikes one letter away, such as [page](/bip39-word/page/) and [pave](/bip39-word/pave/). Some words sound identical: [pair](/bip39-word/pair/) and [pear](/bip39-word/pear/) (/peə/), [peace](/bip39-word/peace/) and [piece](/bip39-word/piece/) (/piːs/). Read aloud, 83 pairs differ by a single sound, for example [palm](/bip39-word/palm/) and [park](/bip39-word/park/). Nine spellings are shared with the [French BIP39 list](/french/), at different indexes: [palace](/bip39-word/palace/), [panda](/bip39-word/panda/), [phrase](/bip39-word/phrase/) and 6 more. 15 of the words appear in the official BIP39 test vectors, among them [pact](/bip39-word/pact/) and [panda](/bip39-word/panda/). ## All 132 BIP39 words starting with P | # | Word | Binary | IPA | Prefix | | ---- | --------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------ | | 1270 | [pact](/bip39-word/pact/) | 10011110101 | /pækt/ | pact | | 1271 | [paddle](/bip39-word/paddle/) | 10011110110 | /ˈpædᵊl/ | padd | | 1272 | [page](/bip39-word/page/) | 10011110111 | /peɪʤ/ | page | | 1273 | [pair](/bip39-word/pair/) | 10011111000 | /peə/ | pair | | 1274 | [palace](/bip39-word/palace/) | 10011111001 | /ˈpælɪs/ | pala | | 1275 | [palm](/bip39-word/palm/) | 10011111010 | /pɑːm/ | palm | | 1276 | [panda](/bip39-word/panda/) | 10011111011 | /ˈpændə/ | pand | | 1277 | [panel](/bip39-word/panel/) | 10011111100 | /ˈpænl/ | pane | | 1278 | [panic](/bip39-word/panic/) | 10011111101 | /ˈpænɪk/ | pani | | 1279 | [panther](/bip39-word/panther/) | 10011111110 | /ˈpænθə/ | pant | | 1280 | [paper](/bip39-word/paper/) | 10011111111 | /ˈpeɪpə/ | pape | | 1281 | [parade](/bip39-word/parade/) | 10100000000 | /pəˈreɪd/ | para | | 1282 | [parent](/bip39-word/parent/) | 10100000001 | /ˈpeərənt/ | pare | | 1283 | [park](/bip39-word/park/) | 10100000010 | /pɑːk/ | park | | 1284 | [parrot](/bip39-word/parrot/) | 10100000011 | /ˈpærət/ | parr | | 1285 | [party](/bip39-word/party/) | 10100000100 | /ˈpɑːti/ | part | | 1286 | [pass](/bip39-word/pass/) | 10100000101 | /pɑːs/ | pass | | 1287 | [patch](/bip39-word/patch/) | 10100000110 | /pæʧ/ | patc | | 1288 | [path](/bip39-word/path/) | 10100000111 | /pɑːθ/ | path | | 1289 | [patient](/bip39-word/patient/) | 10100001000 | /ˈpeɪʃənt/ | pati | | 1290 | [patrol](/bip39-word/patrol/) | 10100001001 | /pəˈtrəʊl/ | patr | | 1291 | [pattern](/bip39-word/pattern/) | 10100001010 | /ˈpætən/ | patt | | 1292 | [pause](/bip39-word/pause/) | 10100001011 | /pɔːz/ | paus | | 1293 | [pave](/bip39-word/pave/) | 10100001100 | /peɪv/ | pave | | 1294 | [payment](/bip39-word/payment/) | 10100001101 | /ˈpeɪmənt/ | paym | | 1295 | [peace](/bip39-word/peace/) | 10100001110 | /piːs/ | peac | | 1296 | [peanut](/bip39-word/peanut/) | 10100001111 | /ˈpiːnʌt/ | pean | | 1297 | [pear](/bip39-word/pear/) | 10100010000 | /peə/ | pear | | 1298 | [peasant](/bip39-word/peasant/) | 10100010001 | /ˈpɛzənt/ | peas | | 1299 | [pelican](/bip39-word/pelican/) | 10100010010 | /ˈpɛlɪkᵊn/ | peli | | 1300 | [pen](/bip39-word/pen/) | 10100010011 | /pɛn/ | pen | | 1301 | [penalty](/bip39-word/penalty/) | 10100010100 | /ˈpɛnlti/ | pena | | 1302 | [pencil](/bip39-word/pencil/) | 10100010101 | /ˈpɛnsl/ | penc | | 1303 | [people](/bip39-word/people/) | 10100010110 | /ˈpiːpl/ | peop | | 1304 | [pepper](/bip39-word/pepper/) | 10100010111 | /ˈpɛpə/ | pepp | | 1305 | [perfect](/bip39-word/perfect/) | 10100011000 | /ˈpɜːfɪkt/ | perf | | 1306 | [permit](/bip39-word/permit/) | 10100011001 | /ˈpɜːmɪt/ | perm | | 1307 | [person](/bip39-word/person/) | 10100011010 | /ˈpɜːsn/ | pers | | 1308 | [pet](/bip39-word/pet/) | 10100011011 | /pɛt/ | pet | | 1309 | [phone](/bip39-word/phone/) | 10100011100 | /fəʊn/ | phon | | 1310 | [photo](/bip39-word/photo/) | 10100011101 | /ˈfəʊtəʊ/ | phot | | 1311 | [phrase](/bip39-word/phrase/) | 10100011110 | /freɪz/ | phra | | 1312 | [physical](/bip39-word/physical/) | 10100011111 | /ˈfɪzɪkəl/ | phys | | 1313 | [piano](/bip39-word/piano/) | 10100100000 | /pɪˈænəʊ/ | pian | | 1314 | [picnic](/bip39-word/picnic/) | 10100100001 | /ˈpɪknɪk/ | picn | | 1315 | [picture](/bip39-word/picture/) | 10100100010 | /ˈpɪkʧə/ | pict | | 1316 | [piece](/bip39-word/piece/) | 10100100011 | /piːs/ | piec | | 1317 | [pig](/bip39-word/pig/) | 10100100100 | /pɪg/ | pig | | 1318 | [pigeon](/bip39-word/pigeon/) | 10100100101 | /ˈpɪʤən/ | pige | | 1319 | [pill](/bip39-word/pill/) | 10100100110 | /pɪl/ | pill | | 1320 | [pilot](/bip39-word/pilot/) | 10100100111 | /ˈpaɪlət/ | pilo | | 1321 | [pink](/bip39-word/pink/) | 10100101000 | /pɪŋk/ | pink | | 1322 | [pioneer](/bip39-word/pioneer/) | 10100101001 | /ˌpaɪəˈnɪə/ | pion | | 1323 | [pipe](/bip39-word/pipe/) | 10100101010 | /paɪp/ | pipe | | 1324 | [pistol](/bip39-word/pistol/) | 10100101011 | /ˈpɪstl/ | pist | | 1325 | [pitch](/bip39-word/pitch/) | 10100101100 | /pɪʧ/ | pitc | | 1326 | [pizza](/bip39-word/pizza/) | 10100101101 | /ˈpiːtsə/ | pizz | | 1327 | [place](/bip39-word/place/) | 10100101110 | /pleɪs/ | plac | | 1328 | [planet](/bip39-word/planet/) | 10100101111 | /ˈplænɪt/ | plan | | 1329 | [plastic](/bip39-word/plastic/) | 10100110000 | /ˈplæstɪk/ | plas | | 1330 | [plate](/bip39-word/plate/) | 10100110001 | /pleɪt/ | plat | | 1331 | [play](/bip39-word/play/) | 10100110010 | /pleɪ/ | play | | 1332 | [please](/bip39-word/please/) | 10100110011 | /pliːz/ | plea | | 1333 | [pledge](/bip39-word/pledge/) | 10100110100 | /plɛʤ/ | pled | | 1334 | [pluck](/bip39-word/pluck/) | 10100110101 | /plʌk/ | pluc | | 1335 | [plug](/bip39-word/plug/) | 10100110110 | /plʌɡ/ | plug | | 1336 | [plunge](/bip39-word/plunge/) | 10100110111 | /plʌnʤ/ | plun | | 1337 | [poem](/bip39-word/poem/) | 10100111000 | /ˈpəʊɪm/ | poem | | 1338 | [poet](/bip39-word/poet/) | 10100111001 | /ˈpəʊɪt/ | poet | | 1339 | [point](/bip39-word/point/) | 10100111010 | /pɔɪnt/ | poin | | 1340 | [polar](/bip39-word/polar/) | 10100111011 | /ˈpəʊlə/ | pola | | 1341 | [pole](/bip39-word/pole/) | 10100111100 | /pəʊl/ | pole | | 1342 | [police](/bip39-word/police/) | 10100111101 | /pəˈliːs/ | poli | | 1343 | [pond](/bip39-word/pond/) | 10100111110 | /pɒnd/ | pond | | 1344 | [pony](/bip39-word/pony/) | 10100111111 | /ˈpəʊni/ | pony | | 1345 | [pool](/bip39-word/pool/) | 10101000000 | /puːl/ | pool | | 1346 | [popular](/bip39-word/popular/) | 10101000001 | /ˈpɒpjʊlə/ | popu | | 1347 | [portion](/bip39-word/portion/) | 10101000010 | /ˈpɔːʃən/ | port | | 1348 | [position](/bip39-word/position/) | 10101000011 | /pəˈzɪʃən/ | posi | | 1349 | [possible](/bip39-word/possible/) | 10101000100 | /ˈpɒsəbl/ | poss | | 1350 | [post](/bip39-word/post/) | 10101000101 | /pəʊst/ | post | | 1351 | [potato](/bip39-word/potato/) | 10101000110 | /pəˈteɪtəʊ/ | pota | | 1352 | [pottery](/bip39-word/pottery/) | 10101000111 | /ˈpɒtᵊri/ | pott | | 1353 | [poverty](/bip39-word/poverty/) | 10101001000 | /ˈpɒvəti/ | pove | | 1354 | [powder](/bip39-word/powder/) | 10101001001 | /ˈpaʊdə/ | powd | | 1355 | [power](/bip39-word/power/) | 10101001010 | /ˈpaʊə/ | powe | | 1356 | [practice](/bip39-word/practice/) | 10101001011 | /ˈpræktɪs/ | prac | | 1357 | [praise](/bip39-word/praise/) | 10101001100 | /preɪz/ | prai | | 1358 | [predict](/bip39-word/predict/) | 10101001101 | /prɪˈdɪkt/ | pred | | 1359 | [prefer](/bip39-word/prefer/) | 10101001110 | /priˈfɜː/ | pref | | 1360 | [prepare](/bip39-word/prepare/) | 10101001111 | /prɪˈpeə/ | prep | | 1361 | [present](/bip39-word/present/) | 10101010000 | /ˈprɛznt/ | pres | | 1362 | [pretty](/bip39-word/pretty/) | 10101010001 | /ˈprɪti/ | pret | | 1363 | [prevent](/bip39-word/prevent/) | 10101010010 | /prɪˈvɛnt/ | prev | | 1364 | [price](/bip39-word/price/) | 10101010011 | /praɪs/ | pric | | 1365 | [pride](/bip39-word/pride/) | 10101010100 | /praɪd/ | prid | | 1366 | [primary](/bip39-word/primary/) | 10101010101 | /ˈpraɪməri/ | prim | | 1367 | [print](/bip39-word/print/) | 10101010110 | /prɪnt/ | prin | | 1368 | [priority](/bip39-word/priority/) | 10101010111 | /praɪˈɒrɪti/ | prio | | 1369 | [prison](/bip39-word/prison/) | 10101011000 | /ˈprɪzn/ | pris | | 1370 | [private](/bip39-word/private/) | 10101011001 | /ˈpraɪvɪt/ | priv | | 1371 | [prize](/bip39-word/prize/) | 10101011010 | /praɪz/ | priz | | 1372 | [problem](/bip39-word/problem/) | 10101011011 | /ˈprɒbləm/ | prob | | 1373 | [process](/bip39-word/process/) | 10101011100 | /ˈprəʊsɛs/ | proc | | 1374 | [produce](/bip39-word/produce/) | 10101011101 | /ˈprɒdjuːs/ | prod | | 1375 | [profit](/bip39-word/profit/) | 10101011110 | /ˈprɒfɪt/ | prof | | 1376 | [program](/bip39-word/program/) | 10101011111 | /ˈprəʊgræm/ | prog | | 1377 | [project](/bip39-word/project/) | 10101100000 | /ˈprɒʤɛkt/ | proj | | 1378 | [promote](/bip39-word/promote/) | 10101100001 | /prəˈməʊt/ | prom | | 1379 | [proof](/bip39-word/proof/) | 10101100010 | /pruːf/ | proo | | 1380 | [property](/bip39-word/property/) | 10101100011 | /ˈprɒpəti/ | prop | | 1381 | [prosper](/bip39-word/prosper/) | 10101100100 | /ˈprɒspə/ | pros | | 1382 | [protect](/bip39-word/protect/) | 10101100101 | /prəˈtɛkt/ | prot | | 1383 | [proud](/bip39-word/proud/) | 10101100110 | /praʊd/ | prou | | 1384 | [provide](/bip39-word/provide/) | 10101100111 | /prəˈvaɪd/ | prov | | 1385 | [public](/bip39-word/public/) | 10101101000 | /ˈpʌblɪk/ | publ | | 1386 | [pudding](/bip39-word/pudding/) | 10101101001 | /ˈpʊdɪŋ/ | pudd | | 1387 | [pull](/bip39-word/pull/) | 10101101010 | /pʊl/ | pull | | 1388 | [pulp](/bip39-word/pulp/) | 10101101011 | /pʌlp/ | pulp | | 1389 | [pulse](/bip39-word/pulse/) | 10101101100 | /pʌls/ | puls | | 1390 | [pumpkin](/bip39-word/pumpkin/) | 10101101101 | /ˈpʌmpkɪn/ | pump | | 1391 | [punch](/bip39-word/punch/) | 10101101110 | /pʌnʧ/ | punc | | 1392 | [pupil](/bip39-word/pupil/) | 10101101111 | /ˈpjuːpᵊl/ | pupi | | 1393 | [puppy](/bip39-word/puppy/) | 10101110000 | /ˈpʌpi/ | pupp | | 1394 | [purchase](/bip39-word/purchase/) | 10101110001 | /ˈpɜːʧəs/ | purc | | 1395 | [purity](/bip39-word/purity/) | 10101110010 | /ˈpjʊərəti/ | puri | | 1396 | [purpose](/bip39-word/purpose/) | 10101110011 | /ˈpɜːpəs/ | purp | | 1397 | [purse](/bip39-word/purse/) | 10101110100 | /pɜːs/ | purs | | 1398 | [push](/bip39-word/push/) | 10101110101 | /pʊʃ/ | push | | 1399 | [put](/bip39-word/put/) | 10101110110 | /pʊt/ | put | | 1400 | [puzzle](/bip39-word/puzzle/) | 10101110111 | /ˈpʌzl/ | puzz | | 1401 | [pyramid](/bip39-word/pyramid/) | 10101111000 | /ˈpɪrəmɪd/ | pyra | ## Similar-looking words to check These 69 pairs differ by one letter, with at least one word starting with P. Both words are valid, so a slip between them passes the word check and only the checksum can catch it. - [act](/bip39-word/act/) [pact](/bip39-word/pact/) - [age](/bip39-word/age/) [page](/bip39-word/page/) - [air](/bip39-word/air/) [pair](/bip39-word/pair/) - [cage](/bip39-word/cage/) [page](/bip39-word/page/) - [calm](/bip39-word/calm/) [palm](/bip39-word/palm/) - [catch](/bip39-word/catch/) [patch](/bip39-word/patch/) - [cause](/bip39-word/cause/) [pause](/bip39-word/pause/) - [cave](/bip39-word/cave/) [pave](/bip39-word/pave/) - [clay](/bip39-word/clay/) [play](/bip39-word/play/) - [cool](/bip39-word/cool/) [pool](/bip39-word/pool/) - [cost](/bip39-word/cost/) [post](/bip39-word/post/) - [hair](/bip39-word/hair/) [pair](/bip39-word/pair/) - [have](/bip39-word/have/) [pave](/bip39-word/pave/) - [hen](/bip39-word/hen/) [pen](/bip39-word/pen/) - [hill](/bip39-word/hill/) [pill](/bip39-word/pill/) - [hole](/bip39-word/hole/) [pole](/bip39-word/pole/) - [host](/bip39-word/host/) [post](/bip39-word/post/) - [ill](/bip39-word/ill/) [pill](/bip39-word/pill/) - [link](/bip39-word/link/) [pink](/bip39-word/pink/) - [lottery](/bip39-word/lottery/) [pottery](/bip39-word/pottery/) - [lunch](/bip39-word/lunch/) [punch](/bip39-word/punch/) - [mass](/bip39-word/mass/) [pass](/bip39-word/pass/) - [match](/bip39-word/match/) [patch](/bip39-word/patch/) - [math](/bip39-word/math/) [path](/bip39-word/path/) - [near](/bip39-word/near/) [pear](/bip39-word/pear/) - [net](/bip39-word/net/) [pet](/bip39-word/pet/) - [nurse](/bip39-word/nurse/) [purse](/bip39-word/purse/) - [nut](/bip39-word/nut/) [put](/bip39-word/put/) - [open](/bip39-word/open/) [pen](/bip39-word/pen/) - [paddle](/bip39-word/paddle/) [saddle](/bip39-word/saddle/) - [page](/bip39-word/page/) [pave](/bip39-word/pave/) - [page](/bip39-word/page/) [wage](/bip39-word/wage/) - [palace](/bip39-word/palace/) [place](/bip39-word/place/) - [patch](/bip39-word/patch/) [path](/bip39-word/path/) - [patch](/bip39-word/patch/) [pitch](/bip39-word/pitch/) - [pave](/bip39-word/pave/) [save](/bip39-word/save/) - [pave](/bip39-word/pave/) [wave](/bip39-word/wave/) - [peace](/bip39-word/peace/) [place](/bip39-word/place/) - [pear](/bip39-word/pear/) [wear](/bip39-word/wear/) - [pear](/bip39-word/pear/) [year](/bip39-word/year/) - [pen](/bip39-word/pen/) [pet](/bip39-word/pet/) - [pen](/bip39-word/pen/) [ten](/bip39-word/ten/) - [pet](/bip39-word/pet/) [poet](/bip39-word/poet/) - [pet](/bip39-word/pet/) [put](/bip39-word/put/) - [pet](/bip39-word/pet/) [wet](/bip39-word/wet/) - [pill](/bip39-word/pill/) [pull](/bip39-word/pull/) - [pill](/bip39-word/pill/) [will](/bip39-word/will/) - [pink](/bip39-word/pink/) [wink](/bip39-word/wink/) - [place](/bip39-word/place/) [plate](/bip39-word/plate/) - [poem](/bip39-word/poem/) [poet](/bip39-word/poet/) - [poet](/bip39-word/poet/) [post](/bip39-word/post/) - [point](/bip39-word/point/) [print](/bip39-word/print/) - [polar](/bip39-word/polar/) [solar](/bip39-word/solar/) - [pond](/bip39-word/pond/) [pony](/bip39-word/pony/) - [pool](/bip39-word/pool/) [tool](/bip39-word/tool/) - [pool](/bip39-word/pool/) [wool](/bip39-word/wool/) - [powder](/bip39-word/powder/) [power](/bip39-word/power/) - [power](/bip39-word/power/) [tower](/bip39-word/tower/) - [praise](/bip39-word/praise/) [raise](/bip39-word/raise/) - [present](/bip39-word/present/) [prevent](/bip39-word/prevent/) - [price](/bip39-word/price/) [pride](/bip39-word/pride/) - [price](/bip39-word/price/) [prize](/bip39-word/prize/) - [price](/bip39-word/price/) [rice](/bip39-word/rice/) - [pride](/bip39-word/pride/) [prize](/bip39-word/prize/) - [pride](/bip39-word/pride/) [ride](/bip39-word/ride/) - [project](/bip39-word/project/) [protect](/bip39-word/protect/) - [proof](/bip39-word/proof/) [roof](/bip39-word/roof/) - [pull](/bip39-word/pull/) [pulp](/bip39-word/pulp/) - [pulse](/bip39-word/pulse/) [purse](/bip39-word/purse/) [ Full BIP39 Wordlist (all 2048 words) ](/#wordlist)