diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/3.9.0a5.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.9.0a5.rst
index 01cbd442342..39e017768c3 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS.d/3.9.0a5.rst
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/3.9.0a5.rst
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ convention. Patch by Dong-hee Na.
 .. section: Core and Builtins
 
 Chaged list overallocation strategy. It no longer overallocates if the new
-size is closer to overalocated size than to the old size and adds padding.
+size is closer to overallocated size than to the old size and adds padding.
 
 ..
 
diff --git a/Objects/listobject.c b/Objects/listobject.c
index ab036154eac..aac87ea1b61 100644
--- a/Objects/listobject.c
+++ b/Objects/listobject.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ list_resize(PyListObject *self, Py_ssize_t newsize)
      *       is PY_SSIZE_T_MAX * (9 / 8) + 6 which always fits in a size_t.
      */
     new_allocated = ((size_t)newsize + (newsize >> 3) + 6) & ~(size_t)3;
-    /* Do not overallocate if the new size is closer to overalocated size
+    /* Do not overallocate if the new size is closer to overallocated size
      * than to the old size.
      */
     if (newsize - Py_SIZE(self) > (Py_ssize_t)(new_allocated - newsize))