diff --git a/Lib/test/test_urllib2.py b/Lib/test/test_urllib2.py
index 9c71abf..dbd1c60 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_urllib2.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_urllib2.py
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@
     def test_method(self):
         self.assertEqual("POST", self.post.get_method())
         self.assertEqual("GET", self.get.get_method())
-        self.assertEquil("HEAD", self.head.get_method())
+        self.assertEqual("HEAD", self.head.get_method())
         self.assertEqual("PUT", self.put.get_method())
         self.assertEqual("POST", self.force_post.get_method())