diff --git a/Lib/doctest.py b/Lib/doctest.py
index fe734b3f82a..32d076aa7f3 100644
--- a/Lib/doctest.py
+++ b/Lib/doctest.py
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ class DocTestFailure(Exception):
 
     - test: the DocTest object being run
 
-    - excample: the Example object that failed
+    - example: the Example object that failed
 
     - got: the actual output
     """
@@ -1580,7 +1580,7 @@ class UnexpectedException(Exception):
 
     - test: the DocTest object being run
 
-    - excample: the Example object that failed
+    - example: the Example object that failed
 
     - exc_info: the exception info
     """