1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/events/utils.py b/synapse/events/utils.py
index 355cbe05f1..14f7f1156f 100644
--- a/synapse/events/utils.py
+++ b/synapse/events/utils.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ def only_fields(dictionary, fields):
     in 'fields'.
 
     If there are no event fields specified then all fields are included.
-    The entries may include '.' charaters to indicate sub-fields.
+    The entries may include '.' characters to indicate sub-fields.
     So ['content.body'] will include the 'body' field of the 'content' object.
     A literal '.' character in a field name may be escaped using a '\'.