diff --git a/docs/model-api.txt b/docs/model-api.txt
index efe62baf16..44488ae1d8 100644
--- a/docs/model-api.txt
+++ b/docs/model-api.txt
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ and in Django's validation.
 
 Django veterans: Note that the argument is now called ``max_length`` to
 provide consistency throughout Django. There is full legacy support for
-the old ``maxlength`` argument, but ``max_length`` is prefered.
+the old ``maxlength`` argument, but ``max_length`` is preferred.
 	
 ``CommaSeparatedIntegerField``
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