A typical password
P@ssw0rd1
9 characters
Short, full of awkward symbols, hard to remember, and the substitutions are exactly what guessing software tries first.
The generated passphrase uses English words. Translated labels help you choose; switching language does not change your passphrase.
What is a passphrase?
A passphrase is a password made from several unrelated words instead of one short, complicated word.
A passphrase
Ocean-Gorilla-Watermelon-Japan
30 characters
Much longer, easy to picture in your head, and far harder to guess because the words have nothing to do with each other.
Length beats complexity. Every extra character multiplies the work an attacker has to do.
Pictures stick. You remember a gorilla in the ocean far better than a string of symbols.
Unrelated is the point. Words that belong together are easier to guess.
You are about to pick four words: a place, an animal, a fruit and a country. Choose whatever sticks in your mind.