diff --git a/doc/en/changelog.rst b/doc/en/changelog.rst
index 7e13a4726..cfbc4f0dd 100644
--- a/doc/en/changelog.rst
+++ b/doc/en/changelog.rst
@@ -9394,7 +9394,7 @@ Bug fixes:
   unexpected exceptions
 - fix issue47: timing output in junitxml for test cases is now correct
 - fix issue48: typo in MarkInfo repr leading to exception
-- fix issue49: avoid confusing error when initizaliation partially fails
+- fix issue49: avoid confusing error when initialization partially fails
 - fix issue44: env/username expansion for junitxml file path
 - show releaselevel information in test runs for pypy
 - reworked doc pages for better navigation and PDF generation
diff --git a/testing/test_conftest.py b/testing/test_conftest.py
index 441446d58..06438f082 100644
--- a/testing/test_conftest.py
+++ b/testing/test_conftest.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class TestConftestValueAccessGlobal:
         )
         assert conftest._rget_with_confmod("a", p)[1] == 1
 
-    def test_immediate_initialiation_and_incremental_are_the_same(
+    def test_immediate_initialization_and_incremental_are_the_same(
         self, basedir: Path
     ) -> None:
         conftest = PytestPluginManager()