diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/playbooks_variables.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/playbooks_variables.rst
index d6d39e72bb2..9090ab2002d 100644
--- a/docs/docsite/rst/playbooks_variables.rst
+++ b/docs/docsite/rst/playbooks_variables.rst
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ the shell you're operating in.::
 
 .. versionadded:: 1.3
 
-In these cases, it's probably best to use a JSON or YAML file contianing the variable 
+In these cases, it's probably best to use a JSON or YAML file containing the variable 
 definitions.
 
 .. _ansible_variable_precedence: