diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/util/StringStuff.java b/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/util/StringStuff.java
index dd8ce3a18..ebed1ae21 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/util/StringStuff.java
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.core/src/com/ibm/wala/util/StringStuff.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class StringStuff {
 
   /**
    * Translate a type from a deployment descriptor string into the type expected
-   * for use in amethod descriptor
+   * for use in a method descriptor
    * 
    * eg. [[Ljava.lang.String;
    *