diff --git a/src/element/types.ts b/src/element/types.ts
index bed8c02fb..e350ad65b 100644
--- a/src/element/types.ts
+++ b/src/element/types.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export type ExcalidrawTextElement = ExcalidrawElement & {
   type: "text";
   font: string;
   text: string;
-  // for backward compability
+  // for backward compatibility
   actualBoundingBoxAscent?: number;
   baseline: number;
 };