diff --git a/IPython/core/application.py b/IPython/core/application.py
index 42ba4e6..e3c656f 100644
--- a/IPython/core/application.py
+++ b/IPython/core/application.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class BaseIPythonApplication(Application):
         """)
     
     verbose_crash = Bool(False, config=True,
-        help="""Create a massive crash report when IPython enconters what may be an
+        help="""Create a massive crash report when IPython encounters what may be an
         internal error.  The default is to append a short message to the
         usual traceback""")