diff --git a/src/items/generics.md b/src/items/generics.md
index a7de436ec..946b5e9a5 100644
--- a/src/items/generics.md
+++ b/src/items/generics.md
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ type N = u32;
 struct Foo<const N: usize>;
 // The following is an error, because `N` is interpreted as the type alias `N`.
 fn foo<const N: usize>() -> Foo<N> { todo!() } // ERROR
-// Can be fixed by wrapping in braces to force it to be interprted as the `N`
+// Can be fixed by wrapping in braces to force it to be interpreted as the `N`
 // const parameter:
 fn bar<const N: usize>() -> Foo<{ N }> { todo!() } // ok
 ```