diff --git a/Doc/howto/logging-cookbook.rst b/Doc/howto/logging-cookbook.rst
index 582a034ac6d..64f4c543db2 100644
--- a/Doc/howto/logging-cookbook.rst
+++ b/Doc/howto/logging-cookbook.rst
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Logging from multiple threads
 -----------------------------
 
 Logging from multiple threads requires no special effort. The following example
-shows logging from the main (initIal) thread and another thread::
+shows logging from the main (initial) thread and another thread::
 
     import logging
     import threading