diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index fc8c838c0e0..43f1a8f2610 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Core and Builtins
   in string formatting operations.
 
 - Issue #16345: Fix an infinite loop when ``fromkeys`` on a dict subclass
-  recieved a nonempty dict from the constructor.
+  received a nonempty dict from the constructor.
 
 - Issue #6074: Ensure cached bytecode files can always be updated by the
   user that created them, even when the source file is read-only.