diff --git a/manifests/db/mysql.pp b/manifests/db/mysql.pp
index 268eb91d..9a69963e 100644
--- a/manifests/db/mysql.pp
+++ b/manifests/db/mysql.pp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #   Optional. Defaults to 'localhost'
 #
 # [*allowed_hosts*]
-#   other hosts the user is allowd to connect from.
+#   other hosts the user is allowed to connect from.
 #   Optional. Defaults to undef.
 #
 # [*charset*]