diff --git a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/docbook/en/modules/query_ejbql.xml b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/docbook/en/modules/query_ejbql.xml
index 3b52c7d750..88806084be 100644
--- a/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/docbook/en/modules/query_ejbql.xml
+++ b/hibernate-entitymanager/src/main/docbook/en/modules/query_ejbql.xml
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ from Cat cat</programlisting>
     </itemizedlist>
 
     <para>You may use arithmetic operators, concatenation, and recognized SQL
-    functions in the select clause (dpending on configured dialect, HQL
+    functions in the select clause (depending on configured dialect, HQL
     specific feature):</para>
 
     <programlisting>select cat.weight + sum(kitten.weight)