diff --git a/src/util/message.ts b/src/util/message.ts
index 9410b708a580571adac09093a06d281028b11873..70dc4c143de21f072c4ce6950c8b92f6a60e25ad 100644
--- a/src/util/message.ts
+++ b/src/util/message.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export enum MessageCode {
      */
     ERROR_OK,
 
-    /** generic error stating that somthing triggered a fatal error leading to an undefined vCalc */
+    /** generic error stating that something triggered a fatal error leading to an undefined vCalc */
     ERROR_SOMETHING_FAILED,
 
     /** abstract showing number of error messages encountered in an iterative calculation */