diff --git a/docs/developers_guide/codingstandards.rst b/docs/developers_guide/codingstandards.rst
index 89b77381c7d..74666aa5c75 100644
--- a/docs/developers_guide/codingstandards.rst
+++ b/docs/developers_guide/codingstandards.rst
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ Enumerated types should be named in CamelCase with a leading capital e.g.:
   };
 
 Do not use generic type names that will conflict with other types. e.g. use
-``UnkownUnit`` rather than ``Unknown``
+``UnknownUnit`` rather than ``Unknown``
 
 Global Constants & Macros
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