diff --git a/github/activity_events.go b/github/activity_events.go
index b8a5e66..2a40d3e 100644
--- a/github/activity_events.go
+++ b/github/activity_events.go
@@ -249,11 +249,11 @@ func (s *ActivityService) ListEventsPerformedByUser(user string, publicOnly bool
 	return *events, resp, err
 }
 
-// ListEventsRecievedByUser lists the events recieved by a user. If publicOnly is
+// ListEventsReceivedByUser lists the events received by a user. If publicOnly is
 // true, only public events will be returned.
 //
 // GitHub API docs: http://developer.github.com/v3/activity/events/#list-events-that-a-user-has-received
-func (s *ActivityService) ListEventsRecievedByUser(user string, publicOnly bool, opt *ListOptions) ([]Event, *Response, error) {
+func (s *ActivityService) ListEventsReceivedByUser(user string, publicOnly bool, opt *ListOptions) ([]Event, *Response, error) {
 	var u string
 	if publicOnly {
 		u = fmt.Sprintf("users/%v/received_events/public", user)
diff --git a/github/activity_events_test.go b/github/activity_events_test.go
index 1541f5e..8d1d1ff 100644
--- a/github/activity_events_test.go
+++ b/github/activity_events_test.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func TestActivityService_ListEventsPerformedByUser_invalidUser(t *testing.T) {
 	testURLParseError(t, err)
 }
 
-func TestActivityService_ListEventsRecievedByUser_all(t *testing.T) {
+func TestActivityService_ListEventsReceivedByUser_all(t *testing.T) {
 	setup()
 	defer teardown()
 
@@ -215,18 +215,18 @@ func TestActivityService_ListEventsRecievedByUser_all(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	opt := &ListOptions{Page: 2}
-	events, _, err := client.Activity.ListEventsRecievedByUser("u", false, opt)
+	events, _, err := client.Activity.ListEventsReceivedByUser("u", false, opt)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Events.ListRecievedByUser returned error: %v", err)
+		t.Errorf("Events.ListReceivedByUser returned error: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	want := []Event{{ID: String("1")}, {ID: String("2")}}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(events, want) {
-		t.Errorf("Events.ListRecievedUser returned %+v, want %+v", events, want)
+		t.Errorf("Events.ListReceivedUser returned %+v, want %+v", events, want)
 	}
 }
 
-func TestActivityService_ListEventsRecievedByUser_publicOnly(t *testing.T) {
+func TestActivityService_ListEventsReceivedByUser_publicOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	setup()
 	defer teardown()
 
@@ -235,19 +235,19 @@ func TestActivityService_ListEventsRecievedByUser_publicOnly(t *testing.T) {
 		fmt.Fprint(w, `[{"id":"1"},{"id":"2"}]`)
 	})
 
-	events, _, err := client.Activity.ListEventsRecievedByUser("u", true, nil)
+	events, _, err := client.Activity.ListEventsReceivedByUser("u", true, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Events.ListRecievedByUser returned error: %v", err)
+		t.Errorf("Events.ListReceivedByUser returned error: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	want := []Event{{ID: String("1")}, {ID: String("2")}}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(events, want) {
-		t.Errorf("Events.ListRecievedByUser returned %+v, want %+v", events, want)
+		t.Errorf("Events.ListReceivedByUser returned %+v, want %+v", events, want)
 	}
 }
 
-func TestActivityService_ListEventsRecievedByUser_invalidUser(t *testing.T) {
-	_, _, err := client.Activity.ListEventsRecievedByUser("%", false, nil)
+func TestActivityService_ListEventsReceivedByUser_invalidUser(t *testing.T) {
+	_, _, err := client.Activity.ListEventsReceivedByUser("%", false, nil)
 	testURLParseError(t, err)
 }