diff --git a/src/fenrir-package/commands/commands/inc_speech_rate.py b/src/fenrir-package/commands/commands/inc_speech_rate.py
index f8594cbf..3f20ae6b 100644
--- a/src/fenrir-package/commands/commands/inc_speech_rate.py
+++ b/src/fenrir-package/commands/commands/inc_speech_rate.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class command():
     def shutdown(self):
         pass 
     def getDescription(self):
-        return 'increase the speech rat'        
+        return 'increase the speech rate'        
     
     def run(self):
         value = self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsFloat('speech', 'rate')