diff --git a/man5/locale.5 b/man5/locale.5
index 18ef6f22d..ad3dbef57 100644
--- a/man5/locale.5
+++ b/man5/locale.5
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ There are the following keywords allowed:
 followed by a list of uppercase letters.
 The letters
 .B A
-trough
+through
 .B Z
 are included automatically.
 Characters also specified as