diff --git a/qutebrowser/keyinput/modeman.py b/qutebrowser/keyinput/modeman.py
index 2d20ea11c..437f68995 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/keyinput/modeman.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/keyinput/modeman.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class NotInModeError(Exception):
 
 
 def init(win_id, parent):
-    """Inizialize the mode manager and the keyparsers for the given win_id."""
+    """Initialize the mode manager and the keyparsers for the given win_id."""
     KM = usertypes.KeyMode  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     modeman = ModeManager(win_id, parent)
     objreg.register('mode-manager', modeman, scope='window', window=win_id)