diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog
index 7e31e130df..9bb75ac369 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-03-23  John Levon  <levon@movementarian.org>
+
+	* ControlSpellchecker.C: make "words checked" translatable,
+	from Michael Schmitt
+
 2003-03-18  John Levon  <levon@movementarian.org>
 
 	* ControlParagraph.C: make reading of params succeed
diff --git a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlSpellchecker.C b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlSpellchecker.C
index c3019bda99..2cb547189c 100644
--- a/src/frontends/controllers/ControlSpellchecker.C
+++ b/src/frontends/controllers/ControlSpellchecker.C
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ void ControlSpellchecker::showSummary()
 
 #if USE_BOOST_FORMAT
 	if (count_ != 1) {
-		boost::format fmter("%1$d words checked.");
+		boost::format fmter(_("%1$d words checked."));
 		fmter % count_;
 		message += fmter.str();
 	} else {
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ void ControlSpellchecker::showSummary()
 	}
 #else
 	if (count_ != 1) {
-		message += tostr(count_) + " words checked";
+		message += tostr(count_) + _(" words checked.");
 	} else {
 		message = _("One word checked.");
 	}