diff --git a/base/range.jl b/base/range.jl
index 8259a49fcf74e..af28228cd74ac 100644
--- a/base/range.jl
+++ b/base/range.jl
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ as if it were `collect(r)`, dependent on the size of the
 terminal, and taking into account whether compact numbers should be shown.
 It figures out the width in characters of each element, and if they
 end up too wide, it shows the first and last elements separated by a
-horizontal elipsis. Typical output will look like `1.0,2.0,3.0,…,4.0,5.0,6.0`.
+horizontal ellipsis. Typical output will look like `1.0,2.0,3.0,…,4.0,5.0,6.0`.
 
 `print_range(io, r, pre, sep, post, hdots)` uses optional
 parameters `pre` and `post` characters for each printed row,