diff --git a/wgpu/gui/base.py b/wgpu/gui/base.py
index d3b07540..b2d92765 100644
--- a/wgpu/gui/base.py
+++ b/wgpu/gui/base.py
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ def handle_event(self, event):
                 callback(event)
 
     def add_event_handler(self, *args):
-        """Register an event handler to receice events.
+        """Register an event handler to receive events.
 
         Arguments:
             callback (callable): The event handler. Must accept a single event argument.