diff --git a/language/namespaces.xml b/language/namespaces.xml
index 24255c39ce..a63c3bd94f 100644
--- a/language/namespaces.xml
+++ b/language/namespaces.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ echo constant($d); // see "Namespaces and dynamic language features" section
   <?phpdoc print-version-for="namespaces"?>
   <para>
    Although any valid PHP code can be contained within a namespace, only three
-   type of code are affected by namespaces: classes, functions and constants.
+   types of code are affected by namespaces: classes, functions and constants.
   </para>
   <para>
    Namespaces are declared using the <literal>namespace</literal>