diff --git a/lisp/language/ethio-util.el b/lisp/language/ethio-util.el
index 90eed288d6c..9fc2f403655 100644
--- a/lisp/language/ethio-util.el
+++ b/lisp/language/ethio-util.el
@@ -1826,7 +1826,7 @@ Otherwise, [0-9A-F]."
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun ethio-find-file nil
-  "Transcribe file content into Ethiopic dependig on filename suffix."
+  "Transcribe file content into Ethiopic depending on filename suffix."
   (cond
 
    ((string-match "\\.sera$" (buffer-file-name))