diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index d1427323c..886ecf451 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -16004,7 +16004,7 @@ Pad with zeros, like @samp{0}.  In addition, precede any year number
 with @samp{+} if it exceeds 9999 or if its field width exceeds 4;
 similarly, precede any century number with @samp{+} if it exceeds 99
 or if its field width exceeds 2.  Preceding with @samp{+} is helpful
-for generationg some ISO 8601 formats.
+for generating some ISO 8601 formats.
 @item ^
 Use upper case characters if possible.
 This is a GNU extension.