diff --git a/torch/__init__.py b/torch/__init__.py
index 34340b51d0e..3dcaaa21bde 100644
--- a/torch/__init__.py
+++ b/torch/__init__.py
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ def is_tensor(obj: _Any, /) -> _TypeIs["torch.Tensor"]:
     r"""Returns True if `obj` is a PyTorch tensor.
 
     Note that this function is simply doing ``isinstance(obj, Tensor)``.
-    Using that ``isinstance`` check is better for typechecking with mypy,
+    Using that ``isinstance`` check is better for type checking with mypy,
     and more explicit - so it's recommended to use that instead of
     ``is_tensor``.