diff --git a/blessings/__init__.py b/blessings/__init__.py
index 04b10a57..a2254b1b 100644
--- a/blessings/__init__.py
+++ b/blessings/__init__.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def __init__(self, kind=None, stream=None, force_styling=False):
         self._does_styling = ((self.is_a_tty or force_styling) and
                               force_styling is not None)
 
-        # The desciptor to direct terminal initialization sequences to.
+        # The descriptor to direct terminal initialization sequences to.
         # sys.__stdout__ seems to always have a descriptor of 1, even if output
         # is redirected.
         self._init_descriptor = (sys.__stdout__.fileno()