diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index 193124644..e4b4a6a4b 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ void CmdLineParser::PrintHelp()
               "                         checking is limited to the given configuration.\n"
               "                         Example: '-DDEBUG=1 -D__cplusplus'.\n"
               "    -U<ID>               By default Cppcheck checks all configurations.\n"
-              "                         Use '-U' to explicitely hide certain #ifdef <ID> code\n"
+              "                         Use '-U' to explicitly hide certain #ifdef <ID> code\n"
               "                         paths from checking.\n"
               "                         Example: '-UDEBUG'\n"
               "    --enable=<id>        Enable additional checks. The available ids are:\n"
diff --git a/man/cppcheck.1.xml b/man/cppcheck.1.xml
index af40e1dcf..2c8aee0a7 100644
--- a/man/cppcheck.1.xml
+++ b/man/cppcheck.1.xml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ Example: -DDEBUG=1 -D__cplusplus</para>
         <varlistentry>
             <term><option>-U&lt;id&gt;</option></term>
             <listitem>
-                <para>By default Cppcheck checks all configurations. Use '-U' to explicitely hide certain #ifdef &lt;id&gt; code paths from checking. 
+                <para>By default Cppcheck checks all configurations. Use '-U' to explicitly hide certain #ifdef &lt;id&gt; code paths from checking. 
 Example: '-UDEBUG'</para>
             </listitem>
         </varlistentry>