Memorable Password Generator

How this works

Each syllable is built as an onset, a vowel and a closing consonant — the onset drawn from twenty single consonants or twenty-three common clusters, the vowel from five, the coda from twenty. Those alphabet sizes are the entropy, and they are small, which is the honest point of the tool: the result is easy to say and type precisely because the generator is not choosing freely. Both figures are shown side by side — the real entropy from the generator's own choices, and the inflated figure you get by multiplying the length by a 26-letter alphabet as though every position were free.

What the results mean

Entropy

The real figure, from the generator's alphabet at each position.

A character count would claim

The overstatement. Shown so the gap is visible rather than argued about.

Syllables

More syllables means more entropy and a longer password, roughly 11 bits each.

Capitalise

Adds no entropy at all. It is a fixed rule, not a random choice.

Common problems and fixes

This is weaker than I expected

That is the trade, and it is why both numbers are shown. If you do not need to say the password aloud, a random one or a passphrase is strictly better.

I want something memorable and strong

Use the passphrase generator. Four words from a published list beat this comfortably and are easier to recall than syllables.

Can I make it stronger?

Add syllables. Each one is worth about eleven bits, which is far more than adding a digit or a symbol on the end.

Frequently asked questions

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