diff --git a/top/top.1 b/top/top.1
index 5f865b48..d0889155 100644
--- a/top/top.1
+++ b/top/top.1
@@ -1709,7 +1709,7 @@ extra space but the actual tabs would not be.
 Except for the commented entry above, these next examples show what could
 be echoed to achieve similar results, assuming the rcfile name was '.toprc'.
 However, due to the embedded tab characters, each of these lines should be
-preceeded by '\fB/bin/echo \-e\fR', not just a simple an 'echo', to
+preceded by '\fB/bin/echo \-e\fR', not just a simple an 'echo', to
 enable backslash interpretation regardless of which shell you use.
 
 .Bd -literal -compact