diff --git a/src/go/printer/printer.go b/src/go/printer/printer.go
index 57f9716f48..dbb4bbd90c 100644
--- a/src/go/printer/printer.go
+++ b/src/go/printer/printer.go
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ func (cfg *Config) Fprint(output io.Writer, fset *token.FileSet, node interface{
 
 // Fprint "pretty-prints" an AST node to output.
 // It calls Config.Fprint with default settings.
-// Note that gofmt uses tabs for indentation but spaces for alignent;
+// Note that gofmt uses tabs for indentation but spaces for alignment;
 // use format.Node (package go/format) for output that matches gofmt.
 //
 func Fprint(output io.Writer, fset *token.FileSet, node interface{}) error {