diff --git a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/subscriber/_protocol/streaming_pull_manager.py b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/subscriber/_protocol/streaming_pull_manager.py
index 7a08a63887a2..6cf5b6e8f2d9 100644
--- a/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/subscriber/_protocol/streaming_pull_manager.py
+++ b/pubsub/google/cloud/pubsub_v1/subscriber/_protocol/streaming_pull_manager.py
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ def _maybe_release_messages(self):
         would allow. Each released message is added to the lease management,
         and the user callback is scheduled for it.
 
-        If there are currently no messageges on hold, or if the leaser is
+        If there are currently no messages on hold, or if the leaser is
         already overloaded, this method is effectively a no-op.
 
         The method assumes the caller has acquired the ``_pause_resume_lock``.