diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/max31827.rst b/Documentation/hwmon/max31827.rst
index 9c11a9518c67..6cc5088b26b7 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/max31827.rst
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/max31827.rst
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ PEC Support
 
 When reading a register value, the PEC byte is computed and sent by the chip.
 
-PEC on word data transaction respresents a signifcant increase in bandwitdh
+PEC on word data transaction represents a significant increase in bandwidth
 usage (+33% for both write and reads) in normal conditions.
 
 Since this operation implies there will be an extra delay to each