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@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ of them you might want to change (the default value is shown):</p>
 <dt>/SET autocreate_query_level MSGS</dt>
   <dd>New query window should be created when receiving messages with
   this level. MSGS, DCCMSGS and NOTICES levels work currently. You can
-  disable this with <code>/SET -clear autocrate_query_level</code>.</dd>
+  disable this with <code>/SET -clear autocreate_query_level</code>.</dd>
 
 <dt>/SET autoclose_query 0</dt>
   <dd>Query windows can be automatically closed after certain time of