diff --git a/src/libstd/prelude/mod.rs b/src/libstd/prelude/mod.rs
index bda4cdfb43733..04568ad85bffe 100644
--- a/src/libstd/prelude/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/prelude/mod.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 //!
 //! [`std::io::prelude`]: ../io/prelude/index.html
 //!
-//! The differece between 'the prelude' and these other preludes is that they
+//! The difference between 'the prelude' and these other preludes is that they
 //! are not automatically `use`'d, and must be imported manually. This is still
 //! easier than importing all of their consitutent components.
 //!