diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/transports.py b/Lib/asyncio/transports.py
index 37748127419..98f92247ddc 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/transports.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/transports.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def can_write_eof(self):
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     def abort(self):
-        """Closs the transport immediately.
+        """Close the transport immediately.
 
         Buffered data will be lost.  No more data will be received.
         The protocol's connection_lost() method will (eventually) be