diff --git a/doc/trader.6 b/doc/trader.6
index 01b1088..661624a 100644
--- a/doc/trader.6
+++ b/doc/trader.6
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ its message catalogs instead of the compiled-in path; the relevant
 .TP
 .IB \(ti/.local/share/trader/game N
 Star Traders stores saved game files in the \fI.local/share/trader\fP
-subdirectory in your home directory (unless overriden by the
+subdirectory in your home directory (unless overridden by the
 \fBXDG_DATA_HOME\fP environment variable).  \fIN\fP is a number between
 \fB1\fP and \fB9\fP inclusive.  The game file is scrambled to prevent you
 or others from casually cheating!