diff --git a/collects/scribble/private/manual-method.rkt b/collects/scribble/private/manual-method.rkt
index cd3023f1..beca7b0c 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/private/manual-method.rkt
+++ b/collects/scribble/private/manual-method.rkt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   (list 'meth (list (cadr vtag) sym)))
 
 (define (constructor-tag vtag)
-  (list 'construtor (cadr vtag)))
+  (list 'constructor (cadr vtag)))
 
 (define (name-this-object type-sym)
   (to-element