diff --git a/doc/ethereal.pod.template b/doc/ethereal.pod.template
index 8774d88636..f7ec0d4012 100644
--- a/doc/ethereal.pod.template
+++ b/doc/ethereal.pod.template
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ abbreviations:
     ge, >=    Greater than or Equal to
     le, <=    Less than or Equal to
 
-An additional operater exists that is expressed only in English, not
+An additional operator exists that is expressed only in English, not
 punctuation:
 
     contains  Does the protocol, byte-string, or string contain a value
diff --git a/doc/tethereal.pod.template b/doc/tethereal.pod.template
index 7e439c76ee..ed49bba91d 100644
--- a/doc/tethereal.pod.template
+++ b/doc/tethereal.pod.template
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ abbreviations:
     ge, >=    Greater than or Equal to
     le, <=    Less than or Equal to
 
-An additional operater exists that is expressed only in English, not
+An additional operator exists that is expressed only in English, not
 punctuation:
 
     contains  Does the protocol, byte-string, or string contain a value