diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt
index 01c2d0e..422f100 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/options.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt
@@ -5187,7 +5187,7 @@
 	more depth, set 'maxfuncdepth' to a bigger number.  But this will use
 	more memory, there is the danger of failing when memory is exhausted.
 	Increasing this limit above 200 also changes the maximum for Ex
-	command resursion, see |E169|.
+	command recursion, see |E169|.
 	See also |:function|.
 
 						*'maxmapdepth'* *'mmd'* *E223*