diff --git a/Doc/c-api/intro.rst b/Doc/c-api/intro.rst
index c00a4f42fe3aecd..4034b6453e1de7d 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/intro.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/intro.rst
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ 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