diff --git a/gjson.go b/gjson.go
index 0b6dcb0..4cb00e3 100644
--- a/gjson.go
+++ b/gjson.go
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ type parseContext struct {
 // A path is in dot syntax, such as "name.last" or "age".
 // When the value is found it's returned immediately.
 //
-// A path is a series of keys searated by a dot.
+// A path is a series of keys separated by a dot.
 // A key may contain special wildcard characters '*' and '?'.
 // To access an array value use the index as the key.
 // To get the number of elements in an array or to access a child path, use