#6927: fix wrong word.
diff --git a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
index e3abeb7..971c06e 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
@@ -1532,7 +1532,7 @@
The appropriate metaclass is determined by the following precedence rules:
-* If the ``metaclass`` keyword argument is based with the bases, it is used.
+* If the ``metaclass`` keyword argument is passed with the bases, it is used.
* Otherwise, if there is at least one base class, its metaclass is used.