# Functions

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##  mnemonicGenerate

▸ **mnemonicGenerate**(): `string`

*Defined in [mnemonic/generate.ts:19](https://github.com/polkadot-js/common/blob/e19d377/packages/util-crypto/src/mnemonic/generate.ts#L19)*

*__name__*: mnemonicGenerate

*__summary__*: Creates a valid mnemonic string using using [BIP39](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0039.mediawiki).

*__example__*:   

```javascript
import { mnemonicGenerate } from '@polkadot/util-crypto';

const mnemonic = mnemonicGenerate(); // => string
```

**Returns:** `string`

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