diff --git a/pandas/core/indexes/base.py b/pandas/core/indexes/base.py
index 3aa8a1e93355d..d0319e9181bad 100644
--- a/pandas/core/indexes/base.py
+++ b/pandas/core/indexes/base.py
@@ -4232,7 +4232,7 @@ def equals(self, other: Any) -> bool:
         >>> idx1.equals(idx2)
         False
 
-        The oreder is compared
+        The order is compared
 
         >>> ascending_idx = pd.Index([1, 2, 3])
         >>> ascending_idx