diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml
index 471ab1fc228..e4d9dd6e488 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/explain.sgml,v 1.28 2003/09/08 22:33:13 tgl Exp $
 PostgreSQL documentation
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@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ EXPLAIN [ ANALYZE ] [ VERBOSE ] <replaceable class="parameter">statement</replac
   <para>
    This command displays the execution plan that the
    <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> planner generates for the
-   supplied statenebt.  The execution plan shows how the table(s)
+   supplied statement.  The execution plan shows how the table(s)
    referenced by the statement will be scanned---by plain sequential scan,
    index scan, etc.---and if multiple tables are referenced, what join
    algorithms will be used to bring together the required row from