diff --git a/doc/extdev/appapi.rst b/doc/extdev/appapi.rst
index ce856d031..306ab811c 100644
--- a/doc/extdev/appapi.rst
+++ b/doc/extdev/appapi.rst
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ handlers to the events.  Example:
 
 .. event:: env-check-consistency (env)
 
-   Emmited when Consistency checks phase.  You can check consistency of
+   Emitted when Consistency checks phase.  You can check consistency of
    metadata for whole of documents.
 
    .. versionadded:: 1.6