diff --git a/Doc/c-api/intro.rst b/Doc/c-api/intro.rst
index 8c63a108a78e5d8..77eefc9c1f23eca 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/intro.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/intro.rst
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ use them.
              PY_SSIZE_T_MIN
 
    The limit values (largest positive one and smallest negative one,
-   respecitvely) of type :c:type:`Py_ssize_t`.
+   respectively) of type :c:type:`Py_ssize_t`.
 
 
 .. c:macro:: PY_DWORD_MAX