diff --git a/gnu/packages/language.scm b/gnu/packages/language.scm
index 0b562bcde9..060f44e3c8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/language.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/language.scm
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ (define-public mecab-ipadic
     (native-inputs (list mecab)); for mecab-config
     (home-page "https://taku910.github.io/mecab")
     (synopsis "Dictionary data for MeCab")
-    (description "This package contains dictionnary data derived from
+    (description "This package contains dictionary data derived from
 ipadic for use with MeCab.")
     (license (license:non-copyleft "mecab-ipadic/COPYING"))))