diff --git a/lib/ansible/vars/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/vars/__init__.py
index 6fa3c90ccdb..da44f955832 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/vars/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/vars/__init__.py
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class VariableManager:
 
     def _get_inventory_basename(self, path):
         '''
-        Returns the bsaename minus the extension of the given path, so the
+        Returns the basename minus the extension of the given path, so the
         bare filename can be matched against host/group names later
         '''