diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codecommit/lib/repository.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codecommit/lib/repository.ts
index e55053c0249be..f9cd4c318cb19 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codecommit/lib/repository.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codecommit/lib/repository.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ export interface IRepository extends IResource, notifications.INotificationRuleS
 
   /**
    * Defines a CodeStar Notification rule which triggers when a pull request is merged.
+   * @deprecated this method has a typo in its name, use notifyOnPullRequestMerged instead
    */
   notifiyOnPullRequestMerged(
     id: string,
@@ -184,6 +185,15 @@ export interface IRepository extends IResource, notifications.INotificationRuleS
     options?: notifications.NotificationRuleOptions,
   ): notifications.INotificationRule;
 
+  /**
+   * Defines a CodeStar Notification rule which triggers when a pull request is merged.
+   */
+  notifyOnPullRequestMerged(
+    id: string,
+    target: notifications.INotificationRuleTarget,
+    options?: notifications.NotificationRuleOptions,
+  ): notifications.INotificationRule;
+
   /**
    * Defines a CodeStar Notification rule which triggers when a new branch or tag is created.
    */
@@ -419,6 +429,14 @@ abstract class RepositoryBase extends Resource implements IRepository {
     id: string,
     target: notifications.INotificationRuleTarget,
     options?: notifications.NotificationRuleOptions,
+  ): notifications.INotificationRule {
+    return this.notifyOnPullRequestMerged(id, target, options);
+  }
+
+  public notifyOnPullRequestMerged(
+    id: string,
+    target: notifications.INotificationRuleTarget,
+    options?: notifications.NotificationRuleOptions,
   ): notifications.INotificationRule {
     return this.notifyOn(id, target, {
       ...options,
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codecommit/test/integ.repository-notification.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codecommit/test/integ.repository-notification.ts
index 4f7a5926a47ac..9e61f82141178 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codecommit/test/integ.repository-notification.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codecommit/test/integ.repository-notification.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ const repository = new codecommit.Repository(stack, 'MyCodecommitRepository', {
 const target = new sns.Topic(stack, 'MyTopic');
 
 repository.notifyOnPullRequestCreated('NotifyOnPullRequestCreated', target);
-repository.notifiyOnPullRequestMerged('NotifyOnPullRequestMerged', target);
+repository.notifyOnPullRequestMerged('NotifyOnPullRequestMerged', target);
 
 app.synth();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codecommit/test/notification-rule.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codecommit/test/notification-rule.test.ts
index 32540aefc1111..721ce01d4c490 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codecommit/test/notification-rule.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codecommit/test/notification-rule.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe('notification rule', () => {
 
     repository.notifyOnPullRequestCreated('NotifyOnPullRequestCreated', target);
 
-    repository.notifiyOnPullRequestMerged('NotifyOnPullRequestMerged', target);
+    repository.notifyOnPullRequestMerged('NotifyOnPullRequestMerged', target);
 
     expect(stack).toHaveResource('AWS::CodeStarNotifications::NotificationRule', {
       Name: 'MyCodecommitRepositoryNotifyOnPullRequestCreatedBB14EA32',