diff --git a/man3/termios.3 b/man3/termios.3
index 21eb3f09e..dd16721dc 100644
--- a/man3/termios.3
+++ b/man3/termios.3
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ is set, and then not passed as input.
 Switch character (SWTCH).
 Used in System V to switch shells in
 .IR "shell layers" ,
-a precedessor to shell job control.
+a predecessor to shell job control.
 .TP
 .B VTIME
 Timeout in deciseconds for noncanonical read (TIME).