diff --git a/docs/guides/references/assertions.mdx b/docs/guides/references/assertions.mdx
index 18d178ac90..5c8cae50e1 100644
--- a/docs/guides/references/assertions.mdx
+++ b/docs/guides/references/assertions.mdx
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ You will commonly use these chainers after using DOM commands like:
| exist | `.should('exist')`
`expect($nonexistent).not.to.exist` |
| match(_selector_) | `.should('match', ':empty')`
`expect($emptyEl).to.match(':empty')` |
| contain(_text_) | `.should('contain', 'text')`
`expect($el).to.contain('text')` |
-| descendants(_selector_) | `.should('have.descendents', 'div')`
`expect($el).to.have.descendants('div')` |
+| descendants(_selector_) | `.should('have.descendants', 'div')`
`expect($el).to.have.descendants('div')` |