diff --git a/language/types/string.xml b/language/types/string.xml
index 0b802faa35..7db75967a6 100644
--- a/language/types/string.xml
+++ b/language/types/string.xml
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ FOOBAR;
    
    <para>
     A nowdoc is identified with the same <literal>&lt;&lt;&lt;</literal>
-    seqeuence used for heredocs, but the identifier which follows is enclosed in
+    sequence used for heredocs, but the identifier which follows is enclosed in
     single quotes, e.g. <literal>&lt;&lt;&lt;'EOT'</literal>. All the rules for
     heredoc identifiers also apply to nowdoc identifiers, especially those
     regarding the appearance of the closing identifier.