diff --git a/applications/NXmx.nxdl.xml b/applications/NXmx.nxdl.xml
index 267b886eec..a8e2765d37 100644
--- a/applications/NXmx.nxdl.xml
+++ b/applications/NXmx.nxdl.xml
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@
 							detector. The length can be in physical units or pixels as
 							documented by the units attribute.  Normally, this should
 							be derived from the axis chain, but the direct specification
-							may take precendence if it is not a derived quantity.
+							may take precedence if it is not a derived quantity.
 						</doc>
 					</field>
 
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@
 							detector. The length can be in physical units or pixels as
 							documented by the units attribute.  Normally, this should
 							be derived from the axis chain, but the direct specification
-							may take precendence if it is not a derived quantity.
+							may take precedence if it is not a derived quantity.
 						</doc>
 					</field>