diff --git a/se/spelling.py b/se/spelling.py
index e86557fb..2434c1f8 100644
--- a/se/spelling.py
+++ b/se/spelling.py
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ def modernize_spelling(xhtml: str) -> str:
 	xhtml = regex.sub(r"\b([Dd])umbfounder", r"\1umbfound", xhtml)			# dumbfoundered -> dumbfounded
 	xhtml = regex.sub(r"\b([Ss])uttee", r"\1ati", xhtml)				# suttee -> sati
 	xhtml = regex.sub(r"\b([Bb])y-by\b", r"\1ye-bye", xhtml)			# by-by -> bye-bye
+	xhtml = regex.sub(r"\b([Ll])eary\b", r"\1eery", xhtml)				# leary -> leery
 
 
 	# Normalize some names