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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Frequently asked questions
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 1. Make sure that the name specified in PYBIND11_MODULE is identical to the
-filename of the extension library (without prefixes such as .so)
+filename of the extension library (without suffixes such as .so)
 
 2. If the above did not fix the issue, you are likely using an incompatible
 version of Python (for instance, the extension library was compiled against