diff --git a/python/podio_gen/generator_base.py b/python/podio_gen/generator_base.py
index 926b5c2ba..cfaf71a23 100644
--- a/python/podio_gen/generator_base.py
+++ b/python/podio_gen/generator_base.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class ClassGeneratorBaseMixin:
   - upstream_edm (an optional upstream datamodel)
   - datamodel (the current datamodel read from the yamlfile)
   - env (the jinja2 environment for generating code)
-  - get_syntax (whether to use get synatx or not)
+  - get_syntax (whether to use 'get' syntax or not)
   - incfolder (whether to create an includeSubfolder or not)
   - expose_pod_members (whether or not to expose the pod members)
   - formatter_func (an optional formatting function that is called after the