diff --git a/doc/emacs/abbrevs.texi b/doc/emacs/abbrevs.texi
index 04349454fe0..4d46a5d8f57 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/abbrevs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/abbrevs.texi
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ to turn on Abbrev mode first.  It may also be useful together with a
 special set of abbrev definitions for making several global replacements at
 once.  This command is effective even if Abbrev mode is not enabled.
 
-  The function @code{expand-abbrev} peforms the expansion by calling
+  The function @code{expand-abbrev} performs the expansion by calling
 the function that @code{abbrev-expand-function} specifies.  By
 changing this function you can make arbitrary changes to
 the abbrev expansion.  @xref{Abbrev Expansion,,, elisp, The Emacs Lisp