diff --git a/builtin/mainmenu/dlg_create_world.lua b/builtin/mainmenu/dlg_create_world.lua
index 20a797fc4..38cffcfe1 100644
--- a/builtin/mainmenu/dlg_create_world.lua
+++ b/builtin/mainmenu/dlg_create_world.lua
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ local mapgens_descriptions = {
 	carpathian = fgettext("Realistic looking world with vast plains."),
 	v5 = fgettext("Old mapgen."),
 	flat = fgettext("Flat world terrain"),
-	fractal = fgettext("Wold with fractal structure."),
+	fractal = fgettext("World with a fractal structure"),
 	singlenode = fgettext("Empty world, commonly used for Lua-defined mapgens"),
 	v6 = fgettext("Simple mapgen with few features, not recommended."),
 }