diff --git a/docs/writing/style.rst b/docs/writing/style.rst
index dbe4d9b70..01d1ef623 100644
--- a/docs/writing/style.rst
+++ b/docs/writing/style.rst
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ list of what is considered false.
     if not attr:
         print 'attr is falsey!'
 
-    # or, since None is considered false, explicity check for it
+    # or, since None is considered false, explicitely check for it
     if attr is None:
         print 'attr is None!'