diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index bd677fd6a..7e4a0716c 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ variable-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{0,30}$
 argument-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{1,30}$
 
 # Method names should be at least 3 characters long
-# and be lowecased with underscores
+# and be lowercased with underscores
 method-rgx=([a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,50}|setUp|tearDown)$
 
 # Module names matching quantum-* are ok (files in bin/)