diff --git a/sphinx_doc_src/cmds/string.rst b/sphinx_doc_src/cmds/string.rst
index 220247026..f8f649421 100644
--- a/sphinx_doc_src/cmds/string.rst
+++ b/sphinx_doc_src/cmds/string.rst
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ In contrast to ``grep``, ``string``\ s `match` defaults to glob-mode, whie `repl
 
 Like ``sed``\ s `s/` command, ``string replace`` still prints strings that don't match. ``sed``\ s `-n` in combination with a `/p` modifier or command is like ``string replace -f``.
 
-``string split somedelimiter`` is a replacement for ``tr somedeliminter \n`.
+``string split somedelimiter`` is a replacement for ``tr somedelimiter \\n``.
 
 Examples
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