diff --git a/pep-0654.rst b/pep-0654.rst
index 8638f9d819a..2de31d3b0f1 100644
--- a/pep-0654.rst
+++ b/pep-0654.rst
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ The difference between them is that ``ExceptionGroup`` can only wrap
 exceptions and selects between ``ExceptionGroup`` and ``BaseExceptionGroup``
 makes the choice automatic. In the rest of the document, when we refer to
 an exception group, we mean either an ``ExceptionGroup`` or a
-``BaseExceptionGroup``. When it is necessary to make the distunction, we
+``BaseExceptionGroup``. When it is necessary to make the distinction, we
 use the class name. For brevity, we will use ``ExceptionGroup`` in code
 examples that are relevant to both.