diff --git a/bilby/gw/likelihood.py b/bilby/gw/likelihood.py
index 039dcc947c6129b11164ebbadc064473cdc2dfbf..8a1086cca4bb37622bebeef6f2454e129b4d227a 100644
--- a/bilby/gw/likelihood.py
+++ b/bilby/gw/likelihood.py
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ class ROQGravitationalWaveTransient(GravitationalWaveTransient):
 
 
 def get_binary_black_hole_likelihood(interferometers):
-    """ A rapper to quickly set up a likelihood for BBH parameter estimation
+    """ A wrapper to quickly set up a likelihood for BBH parameter estimation
 
     Parameters
     ----------