diff --git a/pep-0512.txt b/pep-0512.txt
index 8ccad011c..7987bda88 100644
--- a/pep-0512.txt
+++ b/pep-0512.txt
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ username corresponds to someone who has signed the CLA. Making a GET
 request to e.g.
 http://bugs.python.org/user?@template=clacheck&github_names=brettcannon,notanuser
 returns a JSON dictionary with the keys of the usernames requested
-and a ``true`` value if they have sigend the CLA, ``false`` if they
+and a ``true`` value if they have signed the CLA, ``false`` if they
 have not, and ``null`` if no corresponding GitHub username was found.