diff --git a/reference/xml/functions/xml-parser-create-ns.xml b/reference/xml/functions/xml-parser-create-ns.xml
index 37919c7092..2465444cfb 100644
--- a/reference/xml/functions/xml-parser-create-ns.xml
+++ b/reference/xml/functions/xml-parser-create-ns.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       <para>
        With a namespace aware parser tag parameters passed to the various
        handler functions will consist of namespace and tag name separated by
-       the string specified in <parameter>seperator</parameter>.
+       the string specified in <parameter>separator</parameter>.
       </para>
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>