diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/svgLib/path/__init__.py b/Lib/fontTools/svgLib/path/__init__.py
index 187381f69..017ff57e6 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/svgLib/path/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/svgLib/path/__init__.py
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ class SVGPath(object):
         # xpath | doesn't seem to reliable work so just walk it
         for el in self.root.iter():
             pb.add_path_from_element(el)
-        for path in pb.pathes:
+        for path in pb.paths:
             parse_path(path, pen)
 
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/svgLib/path/shapes.py b/Lib/fontTools/svgLib/path/shapes.py
index 1b6174aea..05255f459 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/svgLib/path/shapes.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/svgLib/path/shapes.py
@@ -12,21 +12,21 @@ def _ntos(n):
 
 class PathBuilder(object):
     def __init__(self):
-        self.pathes = []
+        self.paths = []
 
     def _start_path(self, initial_path=''):
-        self.pathes.append(initial_path)
+        self.paths.append(initial_path)
 
     def _end_path(self):
         self._add('z')
 
     def _add(self, path_snippet):
-        path = self.pathes[-1]
+        path = self.paths[-1]
         if path:
             path += ' ' + path_snippet
         else:
             path = path_snippet
-        self.pathes[-1] = path
+        self.paths[-1] = path
 
     def _move(self, c, x, y):
         self._add('%s%s,%s' % (c, _ntos(x), _ntos(y)))
diff --git a/Tests/svgLib/path/shapes_test.py b/Tests/svgLib/path/shapes_test.py
index e56c1ac51..ee9ddeae6 100644
--- a/Tests/svgLib/path/shapes_test.py
+++ b/Tests/svgLib/path/shapes_test.py
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ def test_el_to_path(svg_xml, expected_path):
         expected = [expected_path]
     else:
         expected = []
-    assert pb.pathes == expected
+    assert pb.paths == expected