diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/ping.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/ping.py
index 1449cf5dca..ed93f7dfe1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/ping.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/ping.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---
 module: ping
 version_added: historical
-short_description: Try to connect to host, veryify a usable python and return C(pong) on success.
+short_description: Try to connect to host, verify a usable python and return C(pong) on success.
 description:
    - A trivial test module, this module always returns C(pong) on successful
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