diff --git a/pandas/core/groupby/groupby.py b/pandas/core/groupby/groupby.py
index e4c5541468629..e55149c36c096 100644
--- a/pandas/core/groupby/groupby.py
+++ b/pandas/core/groupby/groupby.py
@@ -2643,7 +2643,7 @@ def nth(
             A single nth value for the row or a list of nth values or slices.
 
             .. versionchanged:: 1.4.0
-                Added slice and lists containiing slices.
+                Added slice and lists containing slices.
                 Added index notation.
 
         dropna : {'any', 'all', None}, default None