diff --git a/doc/geos.sgml b/doc/geos.sgml
index 57966eb7c..bc9d11b97 100644
--- a/doc/geos.sgml
+++ b/doc/geos.sgml
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ starting track and sector which may point either to start of a chain for VLIR or
 <p>
 <tt/char __fastcall__ GetFile(char flag, const char *fname, const char *loadaddr, const char *datadname, char *datafname)/
 <p>
-This rougine loads and runs a given file <tt/fname/. The file must be one of following types:
+This routine loads and runs a given file <tt/fname/. The file must be one of following types:
 <tt/SYSTEM, DESK_ACC, APPLICATION, APPL_DATA, PRINTER,/ or <tt/INPUT_DEVICE/. The execution
 address is taken from file header. It is zero, then file is only loaded. Only the first chain
 from VLIR files is loaded. If <tt/flag/ has bit 0 set then load address is taken from <tt/loadaddr/