diff --git a/Doc/library/ftplib.rst b/Doc/library/ftplib.rst
index d13f2f0..3cc295a 100644
--- a/Doc/library/ftplib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/ftplib.rst
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@
 
 .. method:: FTP_TLS.ccc()
 
-   Revert control channel back to plaintex.  This can be useful to take
+   Revert control channel back to plaintext.  This can be useful to take
    advantage of firewalls that know how to handle NAT with non-secure FTP
    without opening fixed ports.
 
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.3.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.3.rst
index 95a5583..0427e81 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.3.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.3.rst
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
 
 The :class:`~ftplib.FTP_TLS` class now provides a new
 :func:`~ftplib.FTP_TLS.ccc` function to revert control channel back to
-plaintex.  This can be useful to take advantage of firewalls that know how to
+plaintext.  This can be useful to take advantage of firewalls that know how to
 handle NAT with non-secure FTP without opening fixed ports.
 
 (Contributed by Giampaolo Rodolà in :issue:`12139`)