diff --git a/pandas/core/indexes/base.py b/pandas/core/indexes/base.py
index dba616c2d15e6..c4e1398d0178f 100644
--- a/pandas/core/indexes/base.py
+++ b/pandas/core/indexes/base.py
@@ -3742,7 +3742,7 @@ def _evaluate_with_timedelta_like(self, other, op, opstr):
     def _evaluate_with_datetime_like(self, other, op, opstr):
         raise TypeError("can only perform ops with datetime like values")
 
-    def _evalute_compare(self, op):
+    def _evaluate_compare(self, op):
         raise base.AbstractMethodError(self)
 
     @classmethod