diff --git a/Lib/python/pyrun.swg b/Lib/python/pyrun.swg
index 7ef8d5e39..5eedca483 100644
--- a/Lib/python/pyrun.swg
+++ b/Lib/python/pyrun.swg
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ swigobject_methods[] = {
 static PyMethodDef
 swigobject_methods[] = {
   {(char *)"disown",  (PyCFunction)SwigPyObject_disown,  METH_VARARGS,  (char *)"releases ownership of the pointer"},
-  {(char *)"acquire", (PyCFunction)SwigPyObject_acquire, METH_VARARGS,  (char *)"aquires ownership of the pointer"},
+  {(char *)"acquire", (PyCFunction)SwigPyObject_acquire, METH_VARARGS,  (char *)"acquires ownership of the pointer"},
   {(char *)"own",     (PyCFunction)SwigPyObject_own,     METH_VARARGS,  (char *)"returns/sets ownership of the pointer"},
   {(char *)"append",  (PyCFunction)SwigPyObject_append,  METH_VARARGS,  (char *)"appends another 'this' object"},
   {(char *)"next",    (PyCFunction)SwigPyObject_next,    METH_VARARGS,  (char *)"returns the next 'this' object"},