diff --git a/doc/tutorial3.dox b/doc/tutorial3.dox
index c1aa0ddd6..776ea141e 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial3.dox
+++ b/doc/tutorial3.dox
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ This triggers the `sync` method on the core object with id
 `PW_ID_CORE` and sequence number 0.
 
 Because this is a method on a proxy object, it will be executed
-asynchronously and the returns value will reflect this. PipeWire
+asynchronously and the return value will reflect this. PipeWire
 uses the return values of the underlying SPA (Simple Plugin API)
 helper objects (See also \ref page_spa_design ).