diff --git a/functions/pgsql.xml b/functions/pgsql.xml
index 7072d3bbb0..299588fda7 100644
--- a/functions/pgsql.xml
+++ b/functions/pgsql.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     <command>$conn = pg_connect ("host", "port", "options", "tty",
     "dbname")
     </command>
-    has been depreciated.
+    has been deprecated.
    </para>
    <para>
     To use the large object (lo) interface, it is necessary to enclose
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ $dbconn3 = pg_Connect ("user=lamb passwd=baaaa dbname=mary ");
      <command>$conn = pg_connect ("host", "port", "options", "tty",
     "dbname")
      </command>
-     has been depreciated.
+     has been deprecated.
     </para>
     <para>
      See also <function>pg_pconnect</function>.
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ for ($i=0; $i&lt;$num; $i++) {
      <command>$conn = pg_pconnect ("host", "port", "options", "tty",
     "dbname")
      </command>
-     has been depreciated.
+     has been deprecated.
     </para>
     <para>
      See also <function>pg_connect</function>.