diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 989d941..0c46199 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ The following lines are just a selection concerning Preferences from my
 ~/.nedit/nedit.rc :
 
 nedit.smartIndentInitCommon: Default
-! automatic wraping every 80 rows
+! automatic wraping every 80 cols
 nedit.autoWrap: Newline
 nedit.wrapMargin: 80
 nedit.showWrapMargin: Always