diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
index 69d44df1a5..6d8ed0f6cf 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ Increment verbose level (more \-v means more verbosity).
 .PD 0
 .RSs
 .IPs 0
-only some informal output (default)
+only some informational output (default)
 .IPs 1
 some basic debug infos, avi header, function values (init debug)
 .IPs 2