typo
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.1.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.1.rst
index b38ad8a..c5861b1 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.1.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.1.rst
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
* A new module, :mod:`importlib` was added. It provides a complete, portable,
pure Python reference implementation of the *import* statement and its
- counterpart, the :func:`import__` function. It represents a substantial
+ counterpart, the :func:`__import__` function. It represents a substantial
step forward in documenting and defining the actions that take place during
imports.