diff --git a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_escape.3 b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_escape.3
index c8b7b6a4b..2f9192e10 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_escape.3
+++ b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_escape.3
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ encoding the application or the receiving server may assume that the data
 uses.
 
 The caller of \fIcurl_easy_escape(3)\fP must make sure that the data passed in
-to the funtion is encoded correctly.
+to the function is encoded correctly.
 .SH AVAILABILITY
 Added in 7.15.4 and replaces the old \fIcurl_escape(3)\fP function.
 .SH RETURN VALUE