diff --git a/etc/codecs.conf b/etc/codecs.conf
index ec3e320959..6fde71651c 100644
--- a/etc/codecs.conf
+++ b/etc/codecs.conf
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ videocodec m261
 ; indeo:
 ; Note: indeo 3 is buggy, both xanim (bad decoding) and VfW (not work with DR)
 ; Prefer win32 ones, they are faster, and 4/5 can DR. for fallback, there are
-; Xanim codecs, tehy provide YV12, usefull for YUV display or encoding.
+; Xanim codecs, they provide YV12, useful for YUV display or encoding.
 
 videocodec indeo5ds
   info "Intel Indeo 5"