diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.5.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.5.rst
index a9741302e9f..11f871b786a 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.5.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.5.rst
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ os.path
 
 * New :func:`~os.path.commonpath` function that extracts common path prefix.
   Unlike the :func:`~os.path.commonprefix` function, it always returns a valid
-  patch.  (Contributed by Rafik Draoui and Serhiy Storchaka in :issue:`10395`.)
+  path.  (Contributed by Rafik Draoui and Serhiy Storchaka in :issue:`10395`.)
 
 pickle
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