diff --git a/content/developer/howtos/translations.rst b/content/developer/howtos/translations.rst
index f562e7d123..ab3af53e99 100644
--- a/content/developer/howtos/translations.rst
+++ b/content/developer/howtos/translations.rst
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ Blocks
 **Do** keep in one block, giving the full context to translators::
 
     # good, allow to change position of the number in the translation
-    _("You have %s invoices wainting") % len(invoices)
-    _.str.sprintf(_t("You have %s invoices wainting"), invoices.length);
+    _("You have %s invoices waiting") % len(invoices)
+    _.str.sprintf(_t("You have %s invoices waiting"), invoices.length);
 
     # good, full sentence is understandable
     _("Reference of the document that generated " + \