diff --git a/python-spec/src/somacore/spatial.py b/python-spec/src/somacore/spatial.py
index 24a1f7d..62739ce 100644
--- a/python-spec/src/somacore/spatial.py
+++ b/python-spec/src/somacore/spatial.py
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ def create(
     ) -> Self:
         """Creates a new ``GeometryDataFrame`` at the given URI.
 
-        The schema of the created geoemetry dataframe will include a column named
+        The schema of the created geometry dataframe will include a column named
         ``soma_joinid`` of type ``pyarrow.int64``, with negative values
         disallowed, and a column named ``soma_geometry of type ``pyarrow.binary`` or
         ``pyarrow.large_binary``.  If a ``soma_joinid`` column or ``soma_geometry``