diff --git a/apply-colors.sh b/apply-colors.sh
index 98d1db2..692928d 100644
--- a/apply-colors.sh
+++ b/apply-colors.sh
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ apply_xfce4-terminal() {
     CONFFILE="${HOME}/.config/xfce4/terminal/terminalrc"
 
     if [[ ! (-w "${CONFFILE}") ]]; then
-        echo "ERROR: config file not present or not writeable!"
+        echo "ERROR: config file not present or not writable!"
         exit 1
     fi