diff --git a/docs/language/api.rst b/docs/language/api.rst
index 7ae94f8..de1923c 100644
--- a/docs/language/api.rst
+++ b/docs/language/api.rst
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ languages.
 Builtins
 ========
 
-Hy features a number special forms that are used to help generate
+Hy features a number of special forms that are used to help generate
 correct Python AST. The following are "special" forms, which may have
 behavior that's slightly unexpected in some situations.