diff --git a/django/views/generic/create_update.py b/django/views/generic/create_update.py
index 182f50b661..5637ca5015 100644
--- a/django/views/generic/create_update.py
+++ b/django/views/generic/create_update.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def create_object(request, model, template_name=None,
             new_object = manipulator.save(new_data)
 
             if not request.user.is_anonymous():
-                request.user.message_set.create(message="The %s was created sucessfully." % model._meta.verbose_name)
+                request.user.message_set.create(message="The %s was created successfully." % model._meta.verbose_name)
 
             # Redirect to the new object: first by trying post_save_redirect,
             # then by obj.get_absolute_url; fail if neither works.
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def update_object(request, model, object_id=None, slug=None,
             manipulator.save(new_data)
 
             if not request.user.is_anonymous():
-                request.user.message_set.create(message="The %s was updated sucessfully." % model._meta.verbose_name)
+                request.user.message_set.create(message="The %s was updated successfully." % model._meta.verbose_name)
 
             # Do a post-after-redirect so that reload works, etc.
             if post_save_redirect: