diff --git a/src/methods-and-traits/deriving.md b/src/methods-and-traits/deriving.md
index ed5f75632fbd..cf395e394238 100644
--- a/src/methods-and-traits/deriving.md
+++ b/src/methods-and-traits/deriving.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ fn main() {
   ```
 
   Not all of the `.clone()`s in the above are necessary in this case, but this
-  demonstrates the generaly boilerplate-y pattern that manual impls would
+  demonstrates the generally boilerplate-y pattern that manual impls would
   follow, which should help make the use of `derive` clear to students.
 
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