diff --git a/man/man8/partition.8 b/man/man8/partition.8
index 7a056d1b3..964d76e25 100644
--- a/man/man8/partition.8
+++ b/man/man8/partition.8
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ or
 may optionally be added to indicate that the partition must be expanded
 to contain any leftover space on the device or to mark the partition active.
 .PP
-Instead of a lenght you may use the word
+Instead of a length you may use the word
 .B exist
 to indicate that an existing partition of the given type must be kept
 from the old partition table.