Spell a word correctly
diff --git a/docs/fernet.rst b/docs/fernet.rst
index 4e94e21..13295c0 100644
--- a/docs/fernet.rst
+++ b/docs/fernet.rst
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         :param bytes plaintext: The message you would like to encrypt.
         :returns bytes: A secure message which cannot be read or altered
                         without the key. It is URL-safe base64-encoded. This is
-                        refered to as a "Fernet token".
+                        referred to as a "Fernet token".
 
         .. note::