diff --git a/lang/py/avro/tether/tether_task.py b/lang/py/avro/tether/tether_task.py
index 6caac6abe90..2a837298c80 100644
--- a/lang/py/avro/tether/tether_task.py
+++ b/lang/py/avro/tether/tether_task.py
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def partitions(self, npartitions):
         self._partitions = npartitions
 
     def input(self, data, count):
-        """Recieve input from the server
+        """Receive input from the server
 
         Parameters
         ------------------------------------------------------