diff --git a/src/sage/algebras/lie_algebras/representation.py b/src/sage/algebras/lie_algebras/representation.py
index 98f2e90fcfd..e4d7df8b838 100644
--- a/src/sage/algebras/lie_algebras/representation.py
+++ b/src/sage/algebras/lie_algebras/representation.py
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ def p_exponents(self):
         """
         Return the `p`-exponents of ``self``.
 
-        Let `p` be the characteristic of the base ring of ``self`.
+        Let `p` be the characteristic of the base ring of ``self``.
         The `p`-*exponents* are the exponents `m_i` such that the `i`-th
         `p`-polynomial `f_i` is of degree `p^{m_i}`.