diff --git a/datacompy/base.py b/datacompy/base.py
index d79fa0c..2c829af 100644
--- a/datacompy/base.py
+++ b/datacompy/base.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def all_rows_overlap(self) -> bool:
 
     @abstractmethod
     def count_matching_rows(self) -> int:
-        """Count the number of matchin grows."""
+        """Count the number of matching rows."""
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod