diff --git a/gnu/packages/lisp-check.scm b/gnu/packages/lisp-check.scm
index c6d5c33728..1b4d80de00 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/lisp-check.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/lisp-check.scm
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ easy to use so that you can quickly start testing.")
       (synopsis "Interactive test framework for Common Lisp")
       (description
        "Confidence is a test framework for Common Lisp that focuses on
-simplicty.  It avoids bureaucracy and makes it easy to work interactively,
+simplicity.  It avoids bureaucracy and makes it easy to work interactively,
 without a complicated setup, and with explicit functions and decisions.")
       (license license:expat))))