diff --git a/docs/advanced/ssl.md b/docs/advanced/ssl.md
index f61e82ce06..3813293f78 100644
--- a/docs/advanced/ssl.md
+++ b/docs/advanced/ssl.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import certifi
 import httpx
 import ssl
 
-# This SSL context is equivelent to the default `verify=True`.
+# This SSL context is equivalent to the default `verify=True`.
 ctx = ssl.create_default_context(cafile=certifi.where())
 client = httpx.Client(verify=ctx)
 ```