diff --git a/language/generators.xml b/language/generators.xml
index 64b8b24d2e..37f0b0c875 100644
--- a/language/generators.xml
+++ b/language/generators.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Single digit odd numbers from xrange(): 1 3 5 7 9
     In PHP 5, a generator could not return a value: doing so would result in a compile
     error. An empty <command>return</command> statement was valid syntax within
     a generator and it would terminate the generator. Since PHP 7.0, a generator can 
-    return values, which can be retieved using <methodname>Generator::getReturn</methodname>.
+    return values, which can be retrieved using <methodname>Generator::getReturn</methodname>.
    </para>
   </note>