diff --git a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/GraphInterpreter.scala b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/GraphInterpreter.scala
index dfc8fc8d6c..cea476ef47 100644
--- a/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/GraphInterpreter.scala
+++ b/akka-stream/src/main/scala/akka/stream/impl/fusing/GraphInterpreter.scala
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ object GraphInterpreter {
  *
  * From an external viewpoint, the GraphInterpreter takes an assembly of graph processing stages encoded as a
  * [[GraphInterpreter#GraphAssembly]] object and provides facilities to execute and interact with this assembly.
- * The lifecylce of the Interpreter is roughly the following:
+ * The lifecycle of the Interpreter is roughly the following:
  *  - Boundary logics are attached via [[attachDownstreamBoundary()]] and [[attachUpstreamBoundary()]]
  *  - [[init()]] is called
  *  - [[execute()]] is called whenever there is need for execution, providing an upper limit on the processed events