diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref5.tex b/Doc/ref/ref5.tex
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--- a/Doc/ref/ref5.tex
+++ b/Doc/ref/ref5.tex
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@
 object is a member of a set if the set is a sequence and contains an
 element equal to that object.  However, it is possible for an object
 to support membership tests without being a sequence.  In particular,
-dictionaries support memership testing as a nicer way of spelling
+dictionaries support membership testing as a nicer way of spelling
 \code{\var{key} in \var{dict}}; other mapping types may follow suit.
 
 For the list and tuple types, \code{\var{x} in \var{y}} is true if and