diff --git a/Doc/lib/tkinter.tex b/Doc/lib/tkinter.tex
index db52cbd..20b2373 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/tkinter.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/tkinter.tex
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
 \item[\var{options}]
 configure the widget's appearance and in some cases, its
 behavior.  The options come in the form of a list of flags and values.
-Flags are proceeded by a `-', like \UNIX{} shell command flags, and
+Flags are preceded by a `-', like \UNIX{} shell command flags, and
 values are put in quotes if they are more than one word.
 \end{description}