diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/REDSTONE/mesecons_pressureplates/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/REDSTONE/mesecons_pressureplates/init.lua
index 06648b52c0..42c6707f1a 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/REDSTONE/mesecons_pressureplates/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/REDSTONE/mesecons_pressureplates/init.lua
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ function mesecon:register_pressure_plate(offstate, onstate, description, texture
 		groups = groups_off,
 		is_ground_content = false,
 	    	description = description,
-		_doc_items_longdesc = "A pressure place is a redstone component which supplies its surrounding blocks with redstone power while someone or something rests on top of it.",
+		_doc_items_longdesc = "A pressure plate is a redstone component which supplies its surrounding blocks with redstone power while someone or something rests on top of it.",
 		pressureplate = ppspec,
 		on_timer = pp_on_timer,
 		sounds = sounds,