diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 2fe86f3ed9..114b78dd1b 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ Words should be separated by a comma.
 
 2. ignore multiple words:
 
-    .. code-block:: python
+   .. code-block:: python
 
-         def wrod(wrods) # codespell:ignore
-              pass
+       def wrod(wrods) # codespell:ignore
+           pass
 
 Using a config file
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