diff --git a/language/namespaces.xml b/language/namespaces.xml
index 69cbcaa3ab..0454b4713c 100644
--- a/language/namespaces.xml
+++ b/language/namespaces.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    but two copies of <literal>foo.txt</literal> cannot co-exist in the same directory. In
    addition, to access the <literal>foo.txt</literal> file outside of the
    <literal>/home/greg</literal> directory, we must prepend the directory name to the file
-   naem using the directory separator to get <literal>/home/greg/foo.txt</literal>. This
+   name using the directory separator to get <literal>/home/greg/foo.txt</literal>. This
    same principle extends to namespaces in the programming world.
   </simpara>
   <para>