diff --git a/lispref/elisp.texi b/lispref/elisp.texi
index 2650b08c45d..c7dc8ca8686 100644
--- a/lispref/elisp.texi
+++ b/lispref/elisp.texi
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ Non-ASCII Characters
 * Translation of Characters::   Translation tables are used for conversion.
 * Coding Systems::          Coding systems are conversions for saving files.
 * Input Methods::           Input methods allow users to enter various
-                                non-ASCII characters without speciak keyboards.
+                                non-ASCII characters without special keyboards.
 * Locales::                 Interacting with the POSIX locale.
 
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