diff --git a/doc/api/dns.md b/doc/api/dns.md
index 0b064ff79dbab3..4ae44a211a0e06 100644
--- a/doc/api/dns.md
+++ b/doc/api/dns.md
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ will be present on the object:
 | `"SRV"` | Refer to [`dns.resolveSrv()`][] |
 | `"TXT"` | This type of record contains an array property called `entries` which refers to [`dns.resolveTxt()`][], eg. `{ entries: ['...'], type: 'TXT' }` |
 
-Here is a example of the `ret` object passed to the callback:
+Here is an example of the `ret` object passed to the callback:
 
 <!-- eslint-disable semi -->
 ```js