diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/routing/login.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/routing/login.go
index 56c67b77..f48261ab 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/routing/login.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/routing/login.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func Login(
 			// but that would leak the existence of the user.
 			return util.JSONResponse{
 				Code: 403,
-				JSON: jsonerror.Forbidden("username or password was incorrect, or the accouqnt does not exist"),
+				JSON: jsonerror.Forbidden("username or password was incorrect, or the account does not exist"),
 			}
 		}