diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_SSL_CTX_FUNCTION.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_SSL_CTX_FUNCTION.md
index c9252827d7..6373f8d367 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_SSL_CTX_FUNCTION.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_SSL_CTX_FUNCTION.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ change the actual URI of an HTTPS request.
 
 For OpenSSL, asynchronous certificate verification via *SSL_set_retry_verify*
 is supported. When *SSL_set_retry_verify* is set, the transfer is paused.
-When the verificate should continue, call curl_easy_pause(3) to unpause
+When verification should continue, call curl_easy_pause(3) to unpause
 the transfer. (Added in 8.3.0, Pausing added in 8.16.0)
 
 The CURLOPT_SSL_CTX_FUNCTION(3) callback allows the application to reach in