diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/base.py b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
index 2557e47..ed94af0 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
         :param validatable: whether to the server needs to be
             validatable. When True, validation resources are acquired via
             the `get_class_validation_resources` helper.
-        :param kwargs: extra paramaters are passed through to the
+        :param kwargs: extra parameters are passed through to the
             `create_test_server` call.
         :return: the UUID of the created server.
         """