diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 52c638f..41cb887 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   if the key value was larger than 2**32.  See SF bug #689659.
 
 - Fixed SF bug #663074. The codec system was using global static
-  variables to store internal data. As a result, any atempts to use the
+  variables to store internal data. As a result, any attempts to use the
   unicode system with multiple active interpreters, or successive
   interpreter executions, would fail.