diff --git a/msgpack/ext.py b/msgpack/ext.py
index 25544c55..23e0d6b4 100644
--- a/msgpack/ext.py
+++ b/msgpack/ext.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def __init__(self, seconds, nanoseconds=0):
         Note: Negative times (before the UNIX epoch) are represented as negative seconds + positive ns.
         """
         if not isinstance(seconds, int_types):
-            raise TypeError("seconds must be an interger")
+            raise TypeError("seconds must be an integer")
         if not isinstance(nanoseconds, int_types):
             raise TypeError("nanoseconds must be an integer")
         if not (0 <= nanoseconds < 10**9):