diff --git a/swaymsg/swaymsg.1.scd b/swaymsg/swaymsg.1.scd
index 4228a0f0..2eba5904 100644
--- a/swaymsg/swaymsg.1.scd
+++ b/swaymsg/swaymsg.1.scd
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ _swaymsg_ [options...] [message]
 	  command in single-quotes. For example, use
 	  _swaymsg 'output "Foobar Display" enable'_ instead of
 	  _swaymsg output "Foobar Display" enable_.
-	- If you are proving a command that contains a leading hyphen (_-_), insert
+	- If you are providing a command that contains a leading hyphen (_-_), insert
 	  two hyphens (_--_) before the command to signal to swaymsg not to parse
 	  anything beyond that point as an option. For example, use
 	  _swaymsg -- mark --add test_ instead of _swaymsg mark --add test_.