diff --git a/lib/mdb/db.py b/lib/mdb/db.py
index 5abfa65..a30fd8a 100644
--- a/lib/mdb/db.py
+++ b/lib/mdb/db.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class PVVDBError(Exception):
 
 #
 # PVVMember is the class that represents a record in the database.
-# Its interface is like a dict with a few additional functiosn to
+# Its interface is like a dict with a few additional methods to
 # talk to the database itself.
 #
 class PVVMember(dict):