diff --git a/docs/topics/http/shortcuts.txt b/docs/topics/http/shortcuts.txt
index 0dc38b1459..b1b4700b73 100644
--- a/docs/topics/http/shortcuts.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/http/shortcuts.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Django shortcut functions
 
 .. module:: django.shortcuts
    :synopsis:
-       Convenience shortcuts that spam multiple levels of Django's MVC stack.
+       Convenience shortcuts that span multiple levels of Django's MVC stack.
 
 .. index:: shortcuts