diff --git a/doc/filters.texi b/doc/filters.texi
index c9b3b45bd0..938372c826 100644
--- a/doc/filters.texi
+++ b/doc/filters.texi
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ ffmpeg -f lavfi -i flite=text='So fare thee well, poor devil of a Sub-Sub, whose
 @end example
 
 @item
-Make @file{ffplay} speech the specified text, using @code{flite} and
+Make @file{ffplay} speak the specified text, using @code{flite} and
 the @code{lavfi} device:
 @example
 ffplay -f lavfi flite=text='No more be grieved for which that thou hast done.'