diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
index 12e80a810eabef..b554ee0c6e58c4 100644
--- a/doc/api/cli.md
+++ b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ the [Permission Model][].
 
 Examples can be found in the [File System Permissions][] documentation.
 
-Especial characters in bash as `;` must be escaped or quoted:
+Special shell characters such as `;` must be escaped or quoted:
 
 ```bash
 node --experimental-permission --permission-fs-path-delimiter=\; \