diff --git a/airflow_client/client/model_utils.py b/airflow_client/client/model_utils.py
index 0da60dc2..f12614dc 100644
--- a/airflow_client/client/model_utils.py
+++ b/airflow_client/client/model_utils.py
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ def deserialize_model(model_data, model_class, path_to_item, check_type,
         model_data (int/str/float/bool/none_type/list/dict): data to instantiate the model
         model_class (OpenApiModel): the model class
         path_to_item (list): path to the model in the received data
-        check_type (bool): whether to check the data tupe for the values in
+        check_type (bool): whether to check the data type of the values in
             the model
         configuration (Configuration): the instance to use to convert files
         spec_property_naming (bool): True if the variable names in the input