diff --git a/extensions/irc/xul/locale/en-US/chatzilla.properties b/extensions/irc/xul/locale/en-US/chatzilla.properties
index 8005ac072dfe..f0dd950a30c8 100644
--- a/extensions/irc/xul/locale/en-US/chatzilla.properties
+++ b/extensions/irc/xul/locale/en-US/chatzilla.properties
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ cmd.who.help   = List users who have name, host, or description information matc
 cmd.whois.format = Whois $nickname
 cmd.whois.label  = Whois
 cmd.whois.params = <nickname> [<...>]
-cmd.whois.help   = Displays information about the user <nickname>, including 'real name', server connected to, idle time, and signon time.  Note that some servers will lie about the idle time.  The correct idle time can usually be obtained by using |wii| inatead of |whois|.
+cmd.whois.help   = Displays information about the user <nickname>, including 'real name', server connected to, idle time, and signon time.  Note that some servers will lie about the idle time.  The correct idle time can usually be obtained by using |wii| instead of |whois|.
 
 cmd.wii.params = <nickname> [<...>]
 cmd.wii.help   = Displays the same information as |whois|, but asks the server to include the user's real idle time.