diff --git a/numpy/core/multiarray.pyi b/numpy/core/multiarray.pyi
index 1be58235788b..3822cec4f964 100644
--- a/numpy/core/multiarray.pyi
+++ b/numpy/core/multiarray.pyi
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ _GetItemKeys = L[
 ]
 _SetItemKeys = L[
     "A", "ALIGNED",
-    "W", "WRITABLE",
+    "W", "WRITEABLE",
     "X", "WRITEBACKIFCOPY",
 ]