diff --git a/doc/go_spec.html b/doc/go_spec.html
index cc01494ff5..9f29989d05 100644
--- a/doc/go_spec.html
+++ b/doc/go_spec.html
@@ -2090,7 +2090,7 @@ Receiver     = Parameters .
 </pre>
 
 <p>
-The receiver is specified via an extra parameter section preceeding the method
+The receiver is specified via an extra parameter section preceding the method
 name. That parameter section must declare a single parameter, the receiver.
 Its type must be of the form <code>T</code> or <code>*T</code> (possibly using
 parentheses) where <code>T</code> is a type name. The type denoted by <code>T</code> is called
diff --git a/src/go/types/typexpr.go b/src/go/types/typexpr.go
index 1160e9c511..dd0e8b028c 100644
--- a/src/go/types/typexpr.go
+++ b/src/go/types/typexpr.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (check *Checker) funcType(sig *Signature, recvPar *ast.FieldList, ftyp *ast
 
 	if recvPar != nil {
 		// recv parameter list present (may be empty)
-		// spec: "The receiver is specified via an extra parameter section preceeding the
+		// spec: "The receiver is specified via an extra parameter section preceding the
 		// method name. That parameter section must declare a single parameter, the receiver."
 		var recv *Var
 		switch len(recvList) {