diff --git a/Lib/typing.py b/Lib/typing.py
index 9383fb8ff3a236..3b1f5dd8cbf15b 100644
--- a/Lib/typing.py
+++ b/Lib/typing.py
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ def _no_init(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
 
 def _allow_reckless_class_cheks():
-    """Allow instnance and class checks for special stdlib modules.
+    """Allow instance and class checks for special stdlib modules.
 
     The abc and functools modules indiscriminately call isinstance() and
     issubclass() on the whole MRO of a user class, which may contain protocols.