diff --git a/plugins/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/SpellCheckerSeveritiesProvider.java b/plugins/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/SpellCheckerSeveritiesProvider.java
index 6b3bcc3c84ba..ccfd3f9c40ec 100644
--- a/plugins/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/SpellCheckerSeveritiesProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/SpellCheckerSeveritiesProvider.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class SpellCheckerSeveritiesProvider extends SeveritiesProvider {
-  public static final HighlightSeverity TYPO = new HighlightSeverity("TYPO", 10);
+  public static final HighlightSeverity TYPO = new HighlightSeverity("TYPO", HighlightSeverity.INFORMATION.myVal + 5);
 
   public List<HighlightInfoType> getSeveritiesHighlightInfoTypes() {
     final List<HighlightInfoType> result = new ArrayList<HighlightInfoType>();