diff --git a/docs/irssi.1 b/docs/irssi.1
index c72f568f..62c28440 100644
--- a/docs/irssi.1
+++ b/docs/irssi.1
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ connects to
 .BI "\-w, \-\-password="PASSWORD
 use
 .I PASSWORD 
-for authentification.
+for authentication.
 .TP
 .BI "\-p, \-\-port="PORT
 automatically connect to