diff --git a/Lib/test/test_email/test_email.py b/Lib/test/test_email/test_email.py
index 2a237095b9080c..512464f87162cd 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_email/test_email.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_email/test_email.py
@@ -2236,7 +2236,7 @@ def test_multipart_valid_cte_no_defect(self):
                     "\nContent-Transfer-Encoding: {}".format(cte)))
             self.assertEqual(len(msg.defects), 0)
 
-    # test_headerregistry.TestContentTyopeHeader invalid_1 and invalid_2.
+    # test_headerregistry.TestContentTypeHeader invalid_1 and invalid_2.
     def test_invalid_content_type(self):
         eq = self.assertEqual
         neq = self.ndiffAssertEqual