diff --git a/language/variables.xml b/language/variables.xml
index 24fdc854a2..a25a646d61 100644
--- a/language/variables.xml
+++ b/language/variables.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.89 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.90 $ -->
  <chapter id="language.variables">
   <title>Variables</title>
   
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ $unset_array[3] = "def"; // array() + array(3 => "def") => array(3 => "def")
     linkend="security.globals">security risk</link> with <link
     linkend="ini.register-globals">register_globals</link> turned on. <link
     linkend="e-notice">E_NOTICE</link> level error is issued in case of
-    working with uninitialized variables, however not in the case of appanding
+    working with uninitialized variables, however not in the case of appending
     elements to the uninitialized array. <function>isset</function> language
     construct can be used to detect if a variable has been already initialized.
    </para>