diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/exec.html b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/exec.html
index 73ced0e96..bc7916e32 100644
--- a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/exec.html
+++ b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/exec.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ the command is only executed when Ant is run on one of the specified operating
 systems.</p>
 
 <h4>Cygwin Users</h4>
-<p>In general the &lt;exec&gt; task will not userstand paths such as /bin/sh for 
+<p>In general the &lt;exec&gt; task will not understand paths such as /bin/sh for 
 the executable parameter. This is because the Java VM in which Ant is running is a 
 Windows executable and is not aware of Cygwin conventions.
 </p>