diff --git a/docs/backends.rst b/docs/backends.rst
index d54486b..a0255e6 100644
--- a/docs/backends.rst
+++ b/docs/backends.rst
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ For example:
     bk1.param = 'value'
 
 .. warning::
-    For the rest of the backends documentation, this prefix is infered.
+    For the rest of the backends documentation, this prefix is inferred.
 
 Common backend parameters
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