diff --git a/mongoengine/fields.py b/mongoengine/fields.py
index c72c6cb4..04da7447 100644
--- a/mongoengine/fields.py
+++ b/mongoengine/fields.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class FloatField(BaseField):
         if isinstance(value, int):
             value = float(value)
         if not isinstance(value, float):
-            self.error('FoatField only accepts float values')
+            self.error('FloatField only accepts float values')
 
         if self.min_value is not None and value < self.min_value:
             self.error('Float value is too small')