diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/test/method.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/test/method.adoc
index ac4bfb7553..eaacc8a801 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/test/method.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/test/method.adoc
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class HelloMessageService : MessageService {
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 The result of `getMessage` is a `String` that says "`Hello`" to the current Spring Security `Authentication`.
-The follwoing listing shows example output:
+The following listing shows example output:
 
 [source,text]
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