diff --git a/src/attribute.md b/src/attribute.md
index d6a49dc01d..870beb1eeb 100644
--- a/src/attribute.md
+++ b/src/attribute.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ with the difference between them being where they apply.
   ```
 
 - `#![inner_attribute]` applies to the enclosing [item][item] (typically a
-  module or a crate). In other words, this attribute is intepreted as
+  module or a crate). In other words, this attribute is interpreted as
   applying to the entire scope in which it's place. Here is an example
   where `#![allow(unusude_variables)]` applies to the whole crate (if
   placed in `main.rs`):