diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/compiler.py b/lib/spack/spack/compiler.py
index 12c02e0ea2b..d38c0b00b12 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/compiler.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/compiler.py
@@ -256,12 +256,12 @@ def find(cls, *path):
 
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        """Return a string represntation of the compiler toolchain."""
+        """Return a string representation of the compiler toolchain."""
         return self.__str__()
 
 
     def __str__(self):
-        """Return a string represntation of the compiler toolchain."""
+        """Return a string representation of the compiler toolchain."""
         return "%s(%s)" % (
             self.name, '\n     '.join((str(s) for s in (self.cc, self.cxx, self.f77, self.fc))))