diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importVTKResults.py b/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importVTKResults.py
index c2967788db..d0954b2651 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importVTKResults.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/feminout/importVTKResults.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def importVTK(filename, analysis=None, result_name_prefix=None):
     if analysis:
         analysis_object.addObject(result_obj)
 
-    ''' seams not used at the moment
+    ''' seems unused at the moment
     filenamebase = '.'.join(filename.split('.')[:-1])  # pattern: filebase_timestamp.vtk
     ts = filenamebase.split('_')[-1]
     try: