diff --git a/doc/source/devref/k8s_api_watcher_design.rst b/doc/source/devref/k8s_api_watcher_design.rst
index df56319d..0ac0409a 100644
--- a/doc/source/devref/k8s_api_watcher_design.rst
+++ b/doc/source/devref/k8s_api_watcher_design.rst
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ bridge such as Open vSwitch datapath. Services contain the information for the
 emulation. Raven maps kube-proxy to Neutron load balancers with VIPs. In this case
 Raven also creates a LBaaS pool member for each Endpoints to be translated
 coordinating with the associated service translation. For "externalIPs" type K8s
-service, Raven associates a floating IP with a load balancer for enabling the pubilc
+service, Raven associates a floating IP with a load balancer for enabling the public
 accesses.
 
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