diff --git a/doc/src/fix_widom.rst b/doc/src/fix_widom.rst
index 8cf36b6f26..4ad48c119d 100644
--- a/doc/src/fix_widom.rst
+++ b/doc/src/fix_widom.rst
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ about simulating non-neutral systems with kspace on.
 **Restart, fix_modify, output, run start/stop, minimize info:**
 
 This fix writes the state of the fix to :doc:`binary restart files <restart>`.  This includes information about the random
-number generator seed, the next timestep for Widom inserions etc.  See
+number generator seed, the next timestep for Widom insertions etc.  See
 the :doc:`read_restart <read_restart>` command for info on how to
 re-specify a fix in an input script that reads a restart file, so that
 the operation of the fix continues in an uninterrupted fashion.