diff --git a/jax/_src/api.py b/jax/_src/api.py
index c31ea71745d1..c61afaca5952 100644
--- a/jax/_src/api.py
+++ b/jax/_src/api.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def jit(
       ``in_shardings`` or an error is raised, and the compiled computation has
       input shardings corresponding to ``in_shardings``. If not provided, the
       compiled computation's input shardings are inferred from argument
-      sharings.
+      shardings.
     out_shardings: optional, a :py:class:`Sharding` or pytree with
       :py:class:`Sharding` leaves and structure that is a tree prefix of the
       output of ``fun``. If provided, it has the same effect as applying