# Do you use the same word list as Bitcoin wallets (BIP-39)?

Yes, the standard BIP-39 English wordlist: 2048 words, the exact same list Bitcoin wallets use. We generate phrases with [@scure/bip39](https://github.com/paulmillr/scure-bip39), an audited open-source library. No custom wordlist and no homegrown crypto.

The list is designed for writing down by hand: the first four letters of every word are unique, so a smudged or abbreviated word is still unambiguous, and similar-looking words were deliberately excluded.

Because it is the standard list, you can verify your phrase against any public BIP-39 reference, and our encryption layer is published as [open core](https://github.com/LifetimeLabsDev/PrivacyNotes.app) so you can check the implementation yourself.

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Source: https://privacynotes.app/help/bip39-wordlist