diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index 03bc5229565966..05930618b75dc6 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -3408,7 +3408,7 @@ _PyEval_FormatKwargsError(PyThreadState *tstate, PyObject *func, PyObject *kwarg
         _PyErr_Format(
             tstate, PyExc_TypeError,
             "%V got multiple values for keyword argument '%S'",
-            funcstr, "finction", dupkey);
+            funcstr, "function", dupkey);
         Py_XDECREF(funcstr);
         return;
     }