diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml
index 0903d35524..85af452ee9 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_basebackup.sgml
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
       <listitem>
        <para>
         Specifies parameters used to connect to the server, as a <link
-        linkend="libpq-connstring">connction string</link>;  these
+        linkend="libpq-connstring">connection string</link>;  these
         will override any conflicting command line options.
        </para>
        <para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml
index 067f5cd403..3fc37c42ba 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dumpall.sgml
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
       <listitem>
        <para>
         Specifies parameters used to connect to the server, as a <link
-        linkend="libpq-connstring">connction string</link>;  these
+        linkend="libpq-connstring">connection string</link>;  these
         will override any conflicting command line options.
        </para>
        <para>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_receivewal.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_receivewal.sgml
index 320f219a94..3f254f6e16 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_receivewal.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_receivewal.sgml
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
       <listitem>
        <para>
         Specifies parameters used to connect to the server, as a <link
-        linkend="libpq-connstring">connction string</link>;  these
+        linkend="libpq-connstring">connection string</link>;  these
         will override any conflicting command line options.
        </para>
        <para>