diff --git a/changelog/2452.removal.rst b/changelog/2452.removal.rst
index 3c60f8803..2a2e3f810 100644
--- a/changelog/2452.removal.rst
+++ b/changelog/2452.removal.rst
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 The functions ``Node.warn`` and ``Config.warn`` have been deprecated. Instead of ``Node.warn`` users should now use
 ``Node.std_warn``, while ``Config.warn`` should be replaced by the standard ``warnings.warn``.
+
+``RemovedInPytest4Warning`` and ``PytestExperimentalApiWarning`` are now part of the public API and should be accessed
+using ``pytest.RemovedInPytest4Warning`` and ``pytest.PytestExperimentalApiWarning``.
diff --git a/doc/en/warnings.rst b/doc/en/warnings.rst
index 6db100fd7..89d064f16 100644
--- a/doc/en/warnings.rst
+++ b/doc/en/warnings.rst
@@ -378,5 +378,5 @@ The following warning types ares used by pytest and are part of the public API:
 
 .. autoclass:: pytest.RemovedInPytest4Warning
 
-.. autoclass:: pytest.PytestExerimentalApiWarning
+.. autoclass:: pytest.PytestExperimentalApiWarning
 
diff --git a/doc/en/writing_plugins.rst b/doc/en/writing_plugins.rst
index 27e13d932..03bad31be 100644
--- a/doc/en/writing_plugins.rst
+++ b/doc/en/writing_plugins.rst
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ additionally it is possible to copy examples for a example folder before running
 
     ============================= warnings summary =============================
     test_example.py::test_plugin
-      $REGENDOC_TMPDIR/test_example.py:4: PytestExerimentalApiWarning: testdir.copy_example is an experimental api that may change over time
+      $REGENDOC_TMPDIR/test_example.py:4: PytestExperimentalApiWarning: testdir.copy_example is an experimental api that may change over time
         testdir.copy_example("test_example.py")
 
     -- Docs: https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/warnings.html
diff --git a/src/_pytest/pytester.py b/src/_pytest/pytester.py
index ea0ccf136..4140dfc50 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/pytester.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/pytester.py
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ class Testdir(object):
         import warnings
 
         warnings.warn(
-            pytest.PytestExerimentalApiWarning.simple("testdir.copy_example"),
+            pytest.PytestExperimentalApiWarning.simple("testdir.copy_example"),
             stacklevel=2,
         )
         example_dir = self.request.config.getini("pytester_example_dir")
diff --git a/src/_pytest/warning_types.py b/src/_pytest/warning_types.py
index 407cfb100..4422363b1 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/warning_types.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/warning_types.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class RemovedInPytest4Warning(PytestDeprecationWarning):
     """
 
 
-class PytestExerimentalApiWarning(PytestWarning, FutureWarning):
+class PytestExperimentalApiWarning(PytestWarning, FutureWarning):
     """
     Bases: :class:`pytest.PytestWarning`, :class:`FutureWarning`.
 
diff --git a/src/pytest.py b/src/pytest.py
index e29e6116e..e173fd3d4 100644
--- a/src/pytest.py
+++ b/src/pytest.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from _pytest.warning_types import (
     PytestWarning,
     PytestDeprecationWarning,
     RemovedInPytest4Warning,
-    PytestExerimentalApiWarning,
+    PytestExperimentalApiWarning,
 )
 
 set_trace = __pytestPDB.set_trace
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "Package",
     "param",
     "PytestDeprecationWarning",
-    "PytestExerimentalApiWarning",
+    "PytestExperimentalApiWarning",
     "PytestWarning",
     "raises",
     "register_assert_rewrite",
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index a071b5bf4..0b6e89aa6 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ filterwarnings =
     # produced by python >=3.5 on execnet (pytest-xdist)
     ignore:.*inspect.getargspec.*deprecated, use inspect.signature.*:DeprecationWarning
     # pytest's own futurewarnings
-    ignore::pytest.PytestExerimentalApiWarning
+    ignore::pytest.PytestExperimentalApiWarning
 pytester_example_dir = testing/example_scripts
 [flake8]
 max-line-length = 120