diff --git a/cython_test_exception_raiser/raiser.pyx b/cython_test_exception_raiser/raiser.pyx
index 820540e..2bdddf9 100644
--- a/cython_test_exception_raiser/raiser.pyx
+++ b/cython_test_exception_raiser/raiser.pyx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ See L{twisted.test.test_failure.test_failureConstructionWithMungedStackSucceeds}
 
 class RaiserException(Exception):
     """
-    A speficic exception only used to be identified in tests.
+    A specific exception only used to be identified in tests.
     """