diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/network_create.md b/docs/reference/commandline/network_create.md
index e46170dcae..31e1ea60d3 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/network_create.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/network_create.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ to access the network stack of a swarm service.
 
 The `--attachable` option used in the example above disables this restriction,
 and allows for both swarm services and manually started containers to attach to
-the oerlay network.
+the overlay network.
 
 Network names must be unique. The Docker daemon attempts to identify naming
 conflicts but this is not guaranteed. It is the user's responsibility to avoid
diff --git a/man/src/network/create.md b/man/src/network/create.md
index 05ec39bfb8..fd902d6d18 100644
--- a/man/src/network/create.md
+++ b/man/src/network/create.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ to access the network stack of a swarm service.
 
 The `--attachable` option used in the example above disables this restriction,
 and allows for both swarm services and manually started containers to attach to
-the oerlay network.
+the overlay network.
 
 Network names must be unique. The Docker daemon attempts to identify naming
 conflicts but this is not guaranteed. It is the user's responsibility to avoid