diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index fd991c82..8272cbd1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ notmuch_database_remove_message or notmuch_message_delete in one
 session has been fixed.
 
 As always, the canonical source of API documentation is
-`lib/notmuch.h`, or the doxygen formated documentation in `notmuch(3)`
+`lib/notmuch.h`, or the doxygen formatted documentation in `notmuch(3)`
 
 CLI
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