1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
index 48d60feaab..dd14ab69d7 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         Creates a new access token for the user with the given user ID.
 
         The user is assumed to have been authenticated by some other
-        machanism (e.g. CAS), and the user_id converted to the canonical case.
+        mechanism (e.g. CAS), and the user_id converted to the canonical case.
 
         The device will be recorded in the table if it is not there already.