Wordlist-probable.txt [ Android Free ]
The tester runs Hashcat or John the Ripper against the hashes using the wordlist-probable.txt (10k or 1M version).
: It focuses on passwords that are statistically likely to be used, such as common dictionary words, simple numerical sequences, and frequently used variations.
: A 2023 study that identifies specific vocabulary clusters needed to understand 95% of newspaper texts, which is a practical application of "probable" or frequent wordlists. NeurIPS 2025 Conference Technical Context of "Probable-Wordlists" The specific file wordlist-probable.txt is often associated with the berzerk0/Probable-Wordlists repository on GitHub. Wordlist-probable.txt
Common locations (if installed via security tools):
Example contents (top 20):
: Tools like Aircrack-ng or Hashcat use this list to compare pre-computed hashes against captured password hashes (such as a WPA handshake).
You can create a from breach data.
The most famous version of wordlist-probable.txt is often the "Probable V2" or the probable-v2.txt file, which merges traditional dictionaries with Markov chain-generated rules.