diff --git a/apps/docs/docs/learn/06-recipes/03-descendant styles.mdx b/apps/docs/docs/learn/06-recipes/03-descendant styles.mdx
index c34e2a75..e04ce0ba 100644
--- a/apps/docs/docs/learn/06-recipes/03-descendant styles.mdx	
+++ b/apps/docs/docs/learn/06-recipes/03-descendant styles.mdx	
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export const vars = stylex.defineVars({
 ```
 
 ### Step 2
-Define conditional styles setting the value for the variable in the anscestor component.
+Define conditional styles setting the value for the variable in the ancestor component.
 
 ```tsx
 import * as stylex from '@stylexjs/stylex';