diff --git a/qiskit/transpiler/passes/utils/gates_basis.py b/qiskit/transpiler/passes/utils/gates_basis.py
index 5e4455271c20..e6a82fcaac17 100644
--- a/qiskit/transpiler/passes/utils/gates_basis.py
+++ b/qiskit/transpiler/passes/utils/gates_basis.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def __init__(self, basis_gates, target=None):
 
         Args:
             basis_gates (list): The list of strings representing the set of basis gates.
-            target (Target): If specified the target represnting the backend. If specified
+            target (Target): If specified the target representing the backend. If specified
                 this will be used instead of the ``basis_gates`` parameter
         """
         super().__init__()