diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/macrodef.html b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/macrodef.html
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@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <td valign="top">
           This controls the error traceback if they is an
           error detected when running the macro. If this is
-          set to true, there will be an erro trackback, if false
+          set to true, there will be an error trackback, if false
           there will not be one. The default value is true.
           <em>Since ant 1.7</em>.
         </td>