diff --git a/man3/getaddrinfo.3 b/man3/getaddrinfo.3
index cb151ef25..3c7df514f 100644
--- a/man3/getaddrinfo.3
+++ b/man3/getaddrinfo.3
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ are inconsistent (e.g.,
 .BR SOCK_DGRAM
 and
 .BR IPPROTO_TCP ,
-repectively).
+respectively).
 .TP
 .B EAI_SYSTEM
 Other system error, check