diff --git a/docs/dev/virtualenvs.rst b/docs/dev/virtualenvs.rst
index 65dc8b12d..193aabe2a 100644
--- a/docs/dev/virtualenvs.rst
+++ b/docs/dev/virtualenvs.rst
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ managing development and testing environments for any kind of project.
 Make sure you've got Python & pip
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-Before you go any further, make sure you have Python and that it's avalable
+Before you go any further, make sure you have Python and that it's available
 from your command line. You can check this by simply running:
 
 .. code-block:: bash