diff --git a/src/orca/speech_generator.py b/src/orca/speech_generator.py
index 34e016d..b2a7274 100644
--- a/src/orca/speech_generator.py
+++ b/src/orca/speech_generator.py
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ class SpeechGenerator(generator.Generator):
            and position >= 0:
             # Translators: this is an item in a list.
             #
-            result.append(_("item %(index)d of %(total)d") \
+            result.append(_("%(index)d of %(total)d") \
                           % {"index" : position,
                              "total" : total})
 
