diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 2297d8137de..9eeab7bb9a2 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ of 'user-emacs-directory'.
 * Incompatible changes in Emacs 29.1
 
 +++
-*** Explicitly-set readedness state is preserved when reverting a buffer.
+*** Explicitly-set read-only state is preserved when reverting a buffer.
 If you use the 'C-x C-q' command to change the read-only state of the
 buffer and then revert it, Emacs would previously use the file
 permission bits to determine whether the buffer should be read-only