diff --git a/localedata/locales/de_DE b/localedata/locales/de_DE
index 52767808f7..a10d1efae6 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/de_DE
+++ b/localedata/locales/de_DE
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ END LC_PAPER
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
-name_miss   "Fräulein"
+name_miss   "Frau"
 name_mr     "Herr"
 name_mrs    "Frau"
 name_ms     "Frau"