diff --git a/ironic/api/controllers/v1/node.py b/ironic/api/controllers/v1/node.py
index 13c9ab9a9c..aebd31aa90 100644
--- a/ironic/api/controllers/v1/node.py
+++ b/ironic/api/controllers/v1/node.py
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class NodesController(rest.RestController):
 
     @wsme_pecan.wsexpose(Node, body=Node)
     def post(self, node):
-        """Ceate a new node."""
+        """Create a new node."""
         try:
             new_node = pecan.request.dbapi.create_node(node.as_dict())
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/ironic/api/controllers/v1/port.py b/ironic/api/controllers/v1/port.py
index 54031c51fb..6a776cda20 100644
--- a/ironic/api/controllers/v1/port.py
+++ b/ironic/api/controllers/v1/port.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class PortsController(rest.RestController):
 
     @wsme_pecan.wsexpose(Port, body=Port)
     def post(self, port):
-        """Ceate a new port."""
+        """Create a new port."""
         try:
             new_port = pecan.request.dbapi.create_port(port.as_dict())
         except exception.IronicException as e: