diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
index ef2931ebf5..4e47345dd3 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ Specify video encoding mode (default: VBR):
 1: CBR
 .REss
 .IPs vpeak=<value>
-Specify peak video bitrate encoding (only usefull for VBR encoding, default: 9.6 Mbps). 
+Specify peak video bitrate encoding (only useful for VBR encoding, default: 9.6 Mbps). 
 .IPs fmt=<value>
 Choose an MPEG format for encoding (default: MPEG PS):
 .RSss