diff --git a/source/faq/developers.txt b/source/faq/developers.txt
index b157347c939..aa82e26c59b 100644
--- a/source/faq/developers.txt
+++ b/source/faq/developers.txt
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ size. To *minimize* document movements, MongoDB uses
 
 You should not have to pad manually because MongoDB adds
 :ref:`padding automatically <write-operations-padding-factor>` and can
-adaptive adjust the amount of padding added to documents to prevent
+adaptively adjust the amount of padding added to documents to prevent
 document relocations following updates.
 
 You can change the default :data:`~collStats.paddingFactor`