diff --git a/capa/features/insn.py b/capa/features/insn.py
index e5c1a49e..1f1c0171 100644
--- a/capa/features/insn.py
+++ b/capa/features/insn.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Mnemonic(Feature):
         super().__init__(value, description=description)
 
 
-# max number of operands to consider for a given instrucion.
+# max number of operands to consider for a given instruction.
 # since we only support Intel and .NET, we can assume this is 3
 # which covers cases up to e.g. "vinserti128 ymm0,ymm0,ymm5,1"
 MAX_OPERAND_COUNT = 4