diff --git a/tutorials/introductory/usage.py b/tutorials/introductory/usage.py
index 87c2f62c0c05..9d1d97f3e2aa 100644
--- a/tutorials/introductory/usage.py
+++ b/tutorials/introductory/usage.py
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ def my_plotter(ax, data1, data2, param_dict):
 # DPI setting.
 #
 # Here is a summary of the matplotlib renderers (there is an eponymous
-# backed for each; these are *non-interactive backends*, capable of
+# backend for each; these are *non-interactive backends*, capable of
 # writing to a file):
 #
 # =============   ============   ================================================