diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml
index e993e8761c1..5754ad5aa6b 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
       <listitem>
        <para>
         Specifies parameters used to connect to the server, as a <link
-        linkend="libpq-connstring">connction string</link>;  these
+        linkend="libpq-connstring">connection string</link>;  these
         will override any conflicting command line options.
        </para>
        <para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml
index 4645e3820a2..79a48a6a8c4 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
       <listitem>
        <para>
         Specifies parameters used to connect to the server, as a <link
-        linkend="libpq-connstring">connction string</link>;  these
+        linkend="libpq-connstring">connection string</link>;  these
         will override any conflicting command line options.
        </para>
        <para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_receivewal.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_receivewal.sgml
index ea257d1d1c2..cf9c41d54b0 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_receivewal.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_receivewal.sgml
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
       <listitem>
        <para>
         Specifies parameters used to connect to the server, as a <link
-        linkend="libpq-connstring">connction string</link>;  these
+        linkend="libpq-connstring">connection string</link>;  these
         will override any conflicting command line options.
        </para>
        <para>