diff --git a/org.springframework.jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/simple/AbstractJdbcInsert.java b/org.springframework.jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/simple/AbstractJdbcInsert.java
index 444f779804..8c7e1db428 100644
--- a/org.springframework.jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/simple/AbstractJdbcInsert.java
+++ b/org.springframework.jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/jdbc/core/simple/AbstractJdbcInsert.java
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractJdbcInsert {
 			return kh.getKey();
 		}
 		else {
-			throw new DataIntegrityViolationException("Unable to retreive the generated key for the insert: " +
+			throw new DataIntegrityViolationException("Unable to retrieve the generated key for the insert: " +
 					getInsertString());
 		}
 	}