diff --git a/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt b/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt
index 9f671044a8..2d412d15b1 100644
--- a/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/testing/tools.txt
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ to test the effects of commit and rollback:
     used in ``TestCase``, no actual commit or rollback will be performed by the
     database. This can cause your tests to pass or fail unexpectedly. Always
     use ``TransactionTestCase`` when testing transactional behavior or any code
-    that can't normally be excuted in autocommit mode
+    that can't normally be executed in autocommit mode
     (:meth:`~django.db.models.query.QuerySet.select_for_update()` is an
     example).