diff --git a/bigquery/cloud-client/snippets.py b/bigquery/cloud-client/snippets.py
index ee75f7fc269..6ef3a8669d7 100644
--- a/bigquery/cloud-client/snippets.py
+++ b/bigquery/cloud-client/snippets.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def list_datasets(project=None):
 
 
 def create_dataset(dataset_id, project=None):
-    """Craetes a dataset in a given project.
+    """Creates a dataset in a given project.
 
     If no project is specified, then the currently active project is used.
     """