diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml
index d59f7cf46f3..0338582365f 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-16.sgml
@@ -2868,7 +2868,7 @@ Allow auto_explain to log values passed to parameterized statements (Dagfinn Ilm
 </para>
 
 <para>
-This affects queries using server-side PRAPARE/EXECUTE and client-side parse/bind.  Logging is controlled by auto_explain.log_parameter_max_length;  by default query parameters will
+This affects queries using server-side PREPARE/EXECUTE and client-side parse/bind.  Logging is controlled by auto_explain.log_parameter_max_length;  by default query parameters will
 be logged with no length restriction.
 </para>
 </listitem>