diff --git a/libopensesame/widgets/_form.py b/libopensesame/widgets/_form.py
index 0802916e1..3a65b901b 100644
--- a/libopensesame/widgets/_form.py
+++ b/libopensesame/widgets/_form.py
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ def xy_to_widget(self, xy):
         
     def _widget_instance(self, widget):
         """Takes a Widget or WidgetFactory and returns a Widget. If a 
-        WidgetFactory has already been instatiated before, the Widget instance
+        WidgetFactory has already been instantiated before, the Widget instance
         is retrieved and returned.
         """
         if isinstance(widget, WidgetFactory):