diff --git a/Lib/typing.py b/Lib/typing.py
index 5da032bbee8f1e..39c956dd1834da 100644
--- a/Lib/typing.py
+++ b/Lib/typing.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def inner(*args, **kwds):
 
 
 def _eval_type(t, globalns, localns, recursive_guard=frozenset()):
-    """Evaluate all forward reverences in the given type t.
+    """Evaluate all forward references in the given type t.
     For use of globalns and localns see the docstring for get_type_hints().
     recursive_guard is used to prevent prevent infinite recursion
     with recursive ForwardRef.