diff --git a/elasticsearch/transport.py b/elasticsearch/transport.py
index a7aa6009..3ca7a2b2 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/transport.py
+++ b/elasticsearch/transport.py
@@ -347,6 +347,6 @@ class Transport(object):
 
     def close(self):
         """
-        Explcitly closes connections
+        Explicitly closes connections
         """
         self.connection_pool.close()