diff --git a/Doc/library/functools.rst b/Doc/library/functools.rst
index 9dadbb69fc2f24..11bd891f410276 100644
--- a/Doc/library/functools.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/functools.rst
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ have three read-only attributes:
    called.
 
 :class:`partial` objects are like :class:`function` objects in that they are
-callable, weak referencable, and can have attributes.  There are some important
+callable, weak referenceable, and can have attributes.  There are some important
 differences.  For instance, the :attr:`~definition.__name__` and :attr:`__doc__` attributes
 are not created automatically.  Also, :class:`partial` objects defined in
 classes behave like static methods and do not transform into bound methods