diff --git a/doc/usage/configuration.rst b/doc/usage/configuration.rst
index e7be5fb44..525b5f77e 100644
--- a/doc/usage/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/usage/configuration.rst
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ General configuration
    contains the root :rst:dir:`toctree` directive.  Default is ``'index'``.
 
    .. versionchanged:: 2.0
-      The defualt is changed to ``'index'`` from ``'contents'``.
+      The default is changed to ``'index'`` from ``'contents'``.
 
 .. confval:: exclude_patterns