diff --git a/.changeset/lemon-students-care.md b/.changeset/lemon-students-care.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..951430f06a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lemon-students-care.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/backend-app-api': patch
+---
+
+Corrected spelling mistake in error message
diff --git a/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/createInitializationLogger.ts b/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/createInitializationLogger.ts
index de323f914b..2a472dec5b 100644
--- a/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/createInitializationLogger.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-app-api/src/wiring/createInitializationLogger.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export function createInitializationLogger(
           ? `, waiting for ${starting.size} other plugins to finish before shutting down the process`
           : '';
       logger?.error(
-        `Plugin '${pluginId}' thew an error during startup${status}`,
+        `Plugin '${pluginId}' threw an error during startup${status}`,
       );
     },
     onAllStarted() {