diff --git a/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h b/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h
index a8f6ce026a331ba..64424e4f709a512 100644
--- a/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h
+++ b/Modules/clinic/posixmodule.c.h
@@ -7366,7 +7366,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(os_pwrite__doc__,
 "Write bytes to a file descriptor starting at a particular offset.\n"
 "\n"
 "Write buffer to fd, starting at offset bytes from the beginning of\n"
-"the file.  Returns the number of bytes writte.  Does not change the\n"
+"the file.  Returns the number of bytes written.  Does not change the\n"
 "current file offset.");
 
 #define OS_PWRITE_METHODDEF    \
diff --git a/Modules/posixmodule.c b/Modules/posixmodule.c
index 23bf978d0cdbf1b..33840b473f220e4 100644
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c
@@ -11283,7 +11283,7 @@ os.pwrite -> Py_ssize_t
 Write bytes to a file descriptor starting at a particular offset.
 
 Write buffer to fd, starting at offset bytes from the beginning of
-the file.  Returns the number of bytes writte.  Does not change the
+the file.  Returns the number of bytes written.  Does not change the
 current file offset.
 [clinic start generated code]*/