diff --git a/scripts/postprocessing/rankings.py b/scripts/postprocessing/rankings.py
index 38686f67..5fd2fcf6 100644
--- a/scripts/postprocessing/rankings.py
+++ b/scripts/postprocessing/rankings.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def get_winner(pairs):
 def get_ranking(pairs):
     """
     Abuses concordance property to get a (not necessarily unqiue) ranking.
-    The lack of uniqueness is due to the potential existance of multiple
+    The lack of uniqueness is due to the potential existence of multiple
     equally ranked winners. We have to pick one, which is where
     the non-uniqueness comes from
     """