diff --git a/language-snippets.ent b/language-snippets.ent
index 9ca019f1f1..a4ec4a7003 100644
--- a/language-snippets.ent
+++ b/language-snippets.ent
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ linkend="ref.outcontrol">output-control functions</link> to capture
 the output of this function, and save it - for example - in a
 <type>string</type>.</simpara></tip>'>
 
-<!ENTITY return.success 'Returns &true; on succes, &false; on failure.'>
+<!ENTITY return.success 'Returns &true; on success, &false; on failure.'>
 
 <!ENTITY return.falseproblem '<warning><simpara>This function may
 return &false;, but may also return a value evaluating to &false; in a