diff --git a/docs/topics/email.txt b/docs/topics/email.txt
index 74e153de61..8ea64dac1f 100644
--- a/docs/topics/email.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/email.txt
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ convenience that can be used during development.
 Defining a custom e-mail backend
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-If you need to change how e-mails are send you can write your own e-mail
+If you need to change how e-mails are sent you can write your own e-mail
 backend. The ``EMAIL_BACKEND`` setting in your settings file is then the
 Python import path for your backend class.