diff --git a/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl b/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
index aacacab3..6d9f7fdd 100644
--- a/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
+++ b/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ blocks are used to configure pre-defined ("persistent") IRC channels.
 .PP
 There can be more than one [Operator], [Server] and [Channel] section per
 configuration file, one for each operator, server, and channel. [Global],
-[Limits], [Options], and [SSL] sections can occure multiple times, too, but
+[Limits], [Options], and [SSL] sections can occur multiple times, too, but
 each variable overwrites itself, only the last assignment is relevant.
 .SH [GLOBAL]
 The