diff --git a/Python/hamt.c b/Python/hamt.c
index b3cbf9ac820879e..38412596a37b024 100644
--- a/Python/hamt.c
+++ b/Python/hamt.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "structmember.h"
 
 /*
-This file provides an implemention of an immutable mapping using the
+This file provides an implementation of an immutable mapping using the
 Hash Array Mapped Trie (or HAMT) datastructure.
 
 This design allows to have: