diff --git a/strings/manacher.py b/strings/manacher.py
index 9a44b19ba77a..e73e173b43e0 100644
--- a/strings/manacher.py
+++ b/strings/manacher.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# calculate palindromic length from center with incresmenting difference
+# calculate palindromic length from center with incrementing difference
 def palindromic_length( center, diff, string):
     if center-diff == -1 or center+diff == len(string) or string[center-diff] != string[center+diff] :
         return 0