diff --git a/base/iterators.jl b/base/iterators.jl
index abddc7808b164..ac6ceb11956e3 100644
--- a/base/iterators.jl
+++ b/base/iterators.jl
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ that is is an iterator of iterators:
 
 Note that `unzip` does not return an iterator: it always consumes all of
 its argument and all of each iterator yielded by its argument. It is only
-associated with iteration beacuse it is the inverse of `zip`.
+associated with iteration because it is the inverse of `zip`.
 
 # Examples