diff --git a/lib/redcloth3.rb b/lib/redcloth3.rb
index 7e9097ee3..e11145077 100644
--- a/lib/redcloth3.rb
+++ b/lib/redcloth3.rb
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 #
 # == Adding Tables
 #
-# In Textile, simple tables can be added by seperating each column by
+# In Textile, simple tables can be added by separating each column by
 # a pipe.
 #
 #     |a|simple|table|row|