diff --git a/docs/guides/prevent-rerenders-with-use-shallow.md b/docs/guides/prevent-rerenders-with-use-shallow.md
index 3c867fcbed..8bcbe7f8b5 100644
--- a/docs/guides/prevent-rerenders-with-use-shallow.md
+++ b/docs/guides/prevent-rerenders-with-use-shallow.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ useMeals.setState({
 })
 ```
 
-This change causes `BearNames` rerenders even tho the actual output of `names` has not changed according to shallow equal.
+This change causes `BearNames` rerenders even though the actual output of `names` has not changed according to shallow equal.
 
 We can fix that using `useShallow`!