diff --git a/reference/mongo/writeconcerns.xml b/reference/mongo/writeconcerns.xml
index 4ab4efa06a..18779e77d7 100644
--- a/reference/mongo/writeconcerns.xml
+++ b/reference/mongo/writeconcerns.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
Even though a getLastError command times out the data
will most likely have been written to the primary server and will be
- replicated to all the secondaries once they have cought up.
+ replicated to all the secondaries once they have caught up.
The typical reasons for a timeout to happen is if you specify a Write