diff --git a/libsrc/jsyntaxpane/jsyntaxpane/src/main/java/jsyntaxpane/SyntaxDocument.java b/libsrc/jsyntaxpane/jsyntaxpane/src/main/java/jsyntaxpane/SyntaxDocument.java
index efd06df06..0cdcb8dad 100644
--- a/libsrc/jsyntaxpane/jsyntaxpane/src/main/java/jsyntaxpane/SyntaxDocument.java
+++ b/libsrc/jsyntaxpane/jsyntaxpane/src/main/java/jsyntaxpane/SyntaxDocument.java
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ public class SyntaxDocument extends PlainDocument {
         }
         Token p = null;
         int ndx = tokens.indexOf(t);
-        // w will be similar to a stack. The openners weght is added to it
+        // w will be similar to a stack. The openers weght is added to it
         // and the closers are subtracted from it (closers are already negative)
         int w = t.pairValue;
         int direction = (t.pairValue > 0) ? 1 : -1;