diff --git a/docs/api/app.md b/docs/api/app.md
index 2d0e82195484..d30c8c39c8a8 100644
--- a/docs/api/app.md
+++ b/docs/api/app.md
@@ -62,7 +62,12 @@ Emitted when application is quitting.
 * `event` Event
 * `path` String
 
-Emitted when user wants to open a file with the application, it usually happens when the application is already opened and then OS wants to reuse the application to open file. But it is also emitted when a file is dropped onto the dock and the application is not yet running. Make sure to liste to open-file very early in your application startup to handle this case (even before the ready event is emitted).
+Emitted when user wants to open a file with the application, it usually happens
+when the application is already opened and then OS wants to reuse the
+application to open file. But it is also emitted when a file is dropped onto the
+dock and the application is not yet running. Make sure to listen to open-file
+very early in your application startup to handle this case (even before the
+`ready` event is emitted).
 
 You should call `event.preventDefault()` if you want to handle this event.