diff --git a/doc/arif_set_engine.3 b/doc/arif_set_engine.3
index e314d8c..e2b373a 100644
--- a/doc/arif_set_engine.3
+++ b/doc/arif_set_engine.3
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ with
 .SS Input method engines
 The
 .B struct arif_engine
-type defines a few functions for ARIF to communite with an input method engine.
+type defines a few functions for ARIF to communicate with an input method engine.
 .PP
 .in +4n
 .EX