#9911: doc copyedits.
diff --git a/Doc/library/urlparse.rst b/Doc/library/urlparse.rst
index e2c6061..37f2aae 100644
--- a/Doc/library/urlparse.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/urlparse.rst
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
:rfc:`3986` - Uniform Resource Identifiers
This is the current standard (STD66). Any changes to urlparse module
should conform to this. Certain deviations could be observed, which are
- mostly due backward compatiblity purposes and for certain de-facto
+ mostly for backward compatibility purposes and for certain de-facto
parsing requirements as commonly observed in major browsers.
:rfc:`2732` - Format for Literal IPv6 Addresses in URL's.