diff --git a/pep-0484.txt b/pep-0484.txt
index b2cd6e147..a5d55c65f 100644
--- a/pep-0484.txt
+++ b/pep-0484.txt
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ allow all operations on it, and a value of type ``Any`` can be assigned
 to a variable (or used as a return value) of a more constrained type.
 
 A function parameter without an annotation is assumed to be annotated with
-``Any``. If a gneric type is used without specifying type parameters,
+``Any``. If a generic type is used without specifying type parameters,
 they assumed to be ``Any``::
 
   from typing import Mapping