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If you REALLY want to get technical, EVERY passphrase already has a 25th (or 13th or whatever) word. When you set a passphrase, you are actually modifying that 25th word, not adding a 25th word.
When you do not use a passphrase, the 25th word still exists, but it is set to the default string „mnemonic“. You would never actually type that in, because it is added by the internal logic automatically.
If you DO use a passphrase (for example, „bob“, the 25th word internally is „mnemonicbob“.
So, that extra word is always there, even if you don’t use it. It’s just that every implementation knows how to add that default string of „mnemonic“ to the beginning of the word so you don’t even realize it’s being used.