diff --git a/attic/testsuite/archiver.py b/attic/testsuite/archiver.py
index 1d207ad11..a6fea2135 100644
--- a/attic/testsuite/archiver.py
+++ b/attic/testsuite/archiver.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class ArchiverTestCaseBase(AtticTestCase):
 
 class ArchiverTestCase(ArchiverTestCaseBase):
 
-    def create_regual_file(self, name, size=0):
+    def create_regular_file(self, name, size=0):
         filename = os.path.join(self.input_path, name)
         if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(filename)):
             os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(filename))
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ class ArchiverTestCase(ArchiverTestCaseBase):
         """Create a minimal test case including all supported file types
         """
         # File
-        self.create_regual_file('empty', size=0)
-        self.create_regual_file('file1', size=1024 * 80)
-        self.create_regual_file('flagfile', size=1024)
+        self.create_regular_file('empty', size=0)
+        self.create_regular_file('file1', size=1024 * 80)
+        self.create_regular_file('flagfile', size=1024)
         # Directory
-        self.create_regual_file('dir2/file2', size=1024 * 80)
+        self.create_regular_file('dir2/file2', size=1024 * 80)
         # File owner
         os.chown('input/file1', 100, 200)
         # File mode
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@ class ArchiverTestCase(ArchiverTestCaseBase):
 
     def test_extract_include_exclude(self):
         self.attic('init', self.repository_location)
-        self.create_regual_file('file1', size=1024 * 80)
-        self.create_regual_file('file2', size=1024 * 80)
-        self.create_regual_file('file3', size=1024 * 80)
-        self.create_regual_file('file4', size=1024 * 80)
+        self.create_regular_file('file1', size=1024 * 80)
+        self.create_regular_file('file2', size=1024 * 80)
+        self.create_regular_file('file3', size=1024 * 80)
+        self.create_regular_file('file4', size=1024 * 80)
         self.attic('create', '--exclude=input/file4', self.repository_location + '::test', 'input')
         with changedir('output'):
             self.attic('extract', self.repository_location + '::test', 'input/file1', )
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class ArchiverTestCase(ArchiverTestCaseBase):
 
     def test_path_normalization(self):
         self.attic('init', self.repository_location)
-        self.create_regual_file('dir1/dir2/file', size=1024 * 80)
+        self.create_regular_file('dir1/dir2/file', size=1024 * 80)
         with changedir('input/dir1/dir2'):
             self.attic('create', self.repository_location + '::test', '../../../input/dir1/../dir1/dir2/..')
         output = self.attic('list', self.repository_location + '::test')
@@ -188,13 +188,13 @@ class ArchiverTestCase(ArchiverTestCaseBase):
         self.assert_in(' input/dir1/dir2/file', output)
 
     def test_repeated_files(self):
-        self.create_regual_file('file1', size=1024 * 80)
+        self.create_regular_file('file1', size=1024 * 80)
         self.attic('init', self.repository_location)
         self.attic('create', self.repository_location + '::test', 'input', 'input')
 
     def test_overwrite(self):
-        self.create_regual_file('file1', size=1024 * 80)
-        self.create_regual_file('dir2/file2', size=1024 * 80)
+        self.create_regular_file('file1', size=1024 * 80)
+        self.create_regular_file('dir2/file2', size=1024 * 80)
         self.attic('init', self.repository_location)
         self.attic('create', self.repository_location + '::test', 'input')
         # Overwriting regular files and directories should be supported
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ class ArchiverTestCase(ArchiverTestCaseBase):
             self.attic('extract', self.repository_location + '::test', exit_code=1)
 
     def test_delete(self):
-        self.create_regual_file('file1', size=1024 * 80)
-        self.create_regual_file('dir2/file2', size=1024 * 80)
+        self.create_regular_file('file1', size=1024 * 80)
+        self.create_regular_file('dir2/file2', size=1024 * 80)
         self.attic('init', self.repository_location)
         self.attic('create', self.repository_location + '::test', 'input')
         self.attic('create', self.repository_location + '::test.2', 'input')
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class ArchiverTestCase(ArchiverTestCaseBase):
             os.system('chmod -R u+w ' + self.repository_path)
 
     def test_cmdline_compatibility(self):
-        self.create_regual_file('file1', size=1024 * 80)
+        self.create_regular_file('file1', size=1024 * 80)
         self.attic('init', self.repository_location)
         self.attic('create', self.repository_location + '::test', 'input')
         output = self.attic('verify', '-v', self.repository_location + '::test')