diff --git a/wx/lib/buttons.py b/wx/lib/buttons.py
index 5092ea16..c7f06869 100644
--- a/wx/lib/buttons.py
+++ b/wx/lib/buttons.py
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class GenButton(wx.Control):
         """
         Override this method in a subclass to initialize any other events that
         need to be bound.  Added so :meth:`__init__` doesn't need to be
-        overriden, which is complicated with multiple inheritance.
+        overridden, which is complicated with multiple inheritance.
         """
 
         pass