diff --git a/lisp/bbdb.el b/lisp/bbdb.el
index 3394e5f..ec8cf3f 100644
--- a/lisp/bbdb.el
+++ b/lisp/bbdb.el
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ Case is ignored."
  '("Jr" "Sr" "II" "III")
   "List of lastname suffixes recognized in name fields.
 Used to dividing name strings into firstname and lastname parts.
-All suffices are complemented by optional `.'.  Case is ignored."
+All suffixes are complemented by optional `.'.  Case is ignored."
   :group 'bbdb-record-edit
   :type '(repeat string))