diff --git a/basis/alien/data/data-docs.factor b/basis/alien/data/data-docs.factor
index 895b8536f7..6ab6d56bc7 100644
--- a/basis/alien/data/data-docs.factor
+++ b/basis/alien/data/data-docs.factor
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ $nl
 { $subsections "byte-arrays-gc" }
 "C-style enumerated types are supported:"
 { $subsections POSTPONE: C-ENUM: }
-"C types can be aliased for convenience and consitency with native library documentation:"
+"C types can be aliased for convenience and consistency with native library documentation:"
 { $subsections POSTPONE: TYPEDEF: }
 "A utility for defining " { $link "destructors" } " for deallocating memory:"
 { $subsections "alien.destructors" }