diff --git a/doc/source/contributor/event-alarm.rst b/doc/source/contributor/event-alarm.rst
index e8a0e30ee..303b93875 100644
--- a/doc/source/contributor/event-alarm.rst
+++ b/doc/source/contributor/event-alarm.rst
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ passed from other OpenStack services. The events can be emitted when the
 resources from other OpenStack services have been updated, created or deleted,
 such as 'compute.instance.reboot.end', 'scheduler.select_destinations.end'.
 When creating an alarm with type of "event", an event_type can be specified to
-identify the type of evernt that will trigger the alarm. The event_type field
+identify the type of event that will trigger the alarm. The event_type field
 support fuzzy matching with wildcard. Additionally, users can also specify
 query conditions to filter specific events used to trigger the alarm.