diff --git a/docs/bugpattern/Finally.md b/docs/bugpattern/Finally.md
index 326785711e7..4cc7aef6704 100644
--- a/docs/bugpattern/Finally.md
+++ b/docs/bugpattern/Finally.md
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ complete normally.
 
 Consider the following code. In the case where `doWork` throws `SomeException`,
 the finally block will still be executed. If closing the input stream *also*
-fails, then the exception that was thrown in the catch block will be prempted by
-the exception thrown by `close()`, and the first exception will be lost.
+fails, then the exception that was thrown in the catch block will be preempted
+by the exception thrown by `close()`, and the first exception will be lost.
 
 ```java
 InputStream in = openInputStream();