diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0833c63..2b4e7e2 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     Spelling: Whitespace removed, in the terminal, Ctrl
     add Solarized themes from gnome-terminal
     WidthOfScreen and HeightOfScreen implementation
-    add the abbility to switch tabs using [ctrl+tab] and [ctrl+shift+tab]
+    add the ability to switch tabs using [ctrl+tab] and [ctrl+shift+tab]
     allow remapping "search" keyboard shortcuts
     Support background images with VTE3
     find-dialog.ui: fix keyboard selection