diff --git a/src/doc/man/recoll.conf.5 b/src/doc/man/recoll.conf.5
index 3e1cd323..b18fa7a2 100644
--- a/src/doc/man/recoll.conf.5
+++ b/src/doc/man/recoll.conf.5
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ system.
 .LP
 The system-wide configuration file is normally located inside
 /usr/[local]/share/recoll/examples. Any parameter set in the common file
-may be overriden by setting it in the personal configuration file, by default:
+may be overridden by setting it in the personal configuration file, by default:
 .IR $HOME/.recoll/recoll.conf
 .LP
 Please note while we try to keep this manual page reasonably up to date, it