diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37586f1..fc4c819 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ avoid using `eyre::Report` as your public error type.
     public API as well, and makes changing any of those libraries into an
     undetectable runtime breakage.
 - If many of your errors are constructed from strings you encourage your users
-  to use string comparision for reacting to specific errors which is brittle
+  to use string comparison for reacting to specific errors which is brittle
   and turns updating error messages into a potentially undetectable runtime
   breakage.