diff --git a/doc/usage/extensions/autodoc.rst b/doc/usage/extensions/autodoc.rst
index 71f49c240..802be3bd0 100644
--- a/doc/usage/extensions/autodoc.rst
+++ b/doc/usage/extensions/autodoc.rst
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ inserting them into the page source under a suitable :rst:dir:`py:module`,
 
      .. versionchanged:: 3.0
 
-        It takes an anchestor class name as an argument.
+        It takes an ancestor class name as an argument.
 
    * It's possible to override the signature for explicitly documented callable
      objects (functions, methods, classes) with the regular syntax that will