diff --git a/wikipedia/wikipedia.py b/wikipedia/wikipedia.py
index 040901a..85786e4 100644
--- a/wikipedia/wikipedia.py
+++ b/wikipedia/wikipedia.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def search(query, results=10, suggestion=False):
 
   Keyword arguments:
 
-  * results - the maxmimum number of results returned
+  * results - the maximum number of results returned
   * suggestion - if True, return results and suggestion (if any) in a tuple
   '''