diff --git a/docs/tutorial01.txt b/docs/tutorial01.txt
index 2e18fd6130..4e97dcd541 100644
--- a/docs/tutorial01.txt
+++ b/docs/tutorial01.txt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ will create a ``mysite`` directory in your current directory.
    If you're using Mac OS X, you may see the message "permission
    denied" when you try to run ``django-admin.py startproject``. This
    is because, on Unix-based systems like OS X, a file must be marked
-   as "exceutable" before it can be run as a program. To do this, open
+   as "executable" before it can be run as a program. To do this, open
    Terminal.app and navigate (using the `cd` command) to the directory
    where ``django-admin.py`` is installed, then run the command
    ``chmod +x django-admin.py``.