diff --git a/source/core/delete.txt b/source/core/delete.txt
index 1ee91d211d0..ab246251846 100644
--- a/source/core/delete.txt
+++ b/source/core/delete.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ the following syntax:
    - the ``<query>`` argument corresponds to the ``WHERE`` statement, and
 
    - the ``<justOne>`` argument takes a Boolean and has the same
-     affect as ``LIMIT 1``.
+     effect as ``LIMIT 1``.
 
 :method:`~db.collection.remove()` deletes documents from the
 collection. If you do not specify a query,