diff --git a/clients/tools/ldapdelete.c b/clients/tools/ldapdelete.c
index 0c8673723c..660ba44c28 100644
--- a/clients/tools/ldapdelete.c
+++ b/clients/tools/ldapdelete.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ main( int argc, char **argv )
 #endif
 		break;
 	default:
-		fprintf( stderr, "%s: unrecongized option -%c\n",
+		fprintf( stderr, "%s: unrecognized option -%c\n",
 			prog, optopt );
 		usage( prog );
 		return( EXIT_FAILURE );
diff --git a/clients/tools/ldapmodify.c b/clients/tools/ldapmodify.c
index e1629c55f0..59f2ce0911 100644
--- a/clients/tools/ldapmodify.c
+++ b/clients/tools/ldapmodify.c
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ main( int argc, char **argv )
 #endif
 		break;
 	default:
-		fprintf( stderr, "%s: unrecongized option -%c\n",
+		fprintf( stderr, "%s: unrecognized option -%c\n",
 			prog, optopt );
 	    usage( prog );
 	}
diff --git a/clients/tools/ldapmodrdn.c b/clients/tools/ldapmodrdn.c
index a90a3d3e18..fe225d9af4 100644
--- a/clients/tools/ldapmodrdn.c
+++ b/clients/tools/ldapmodrdn.c
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
 		break;
 	default:
-		fprintf( stderr, "%s: unrecongized option -%c\n",
+		fprintf( stderr, "%s: unrecognized option -%c\n",
 			prog, optopt );
 	    usage( argv[0] );
 	    return( EXIT_FAILURE );
diff --git a/clients/tools/ldappasswd.c b/clients/tools/ldappasswd.c
index 365db634e8..2c9f5e868a 100644
--- a/clients/tools/ldappasswd.c
+++ b/clients/tools/ldappasswd.c
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 
 
 		default:
-			fprintf( stderr, "%s: unrecongized option -%c\n",
+			fprintf( stderr, "%s: unrecognized option -%c\n",
 				prog, optopt );
 			usage (argv[0]);
 		}
diff --git a/clients/tools/ldapsearch.c b/clients/tools/ldapsearch.c
index b07fedbc95..0b31d500cf 100644
--- a/clients/tools/ldapsearch.c
+++ b/clients/tools/ldapsearch.c
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ main( int argc, char **argv )
 #endif
 		break;
 	default:
-		fprintf( stderr, "%s: unrecongized option -%c\n",
+		fprintf( stderr, "%s: unrecognized option -%c\n",
 			prog, optopt );
 		usage( argv[0] );
 	}