diff --git a/lib/reporters/base.js b/lib/reporters/base.js
index 205488426a..5018e6f9c3 100644
--- a/lib/reporters/base.js
+++ b/lib/reporters/base.js
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ exports.cursor = {
 };
 
 /**
- * Outut the given `failures` as a list.
+ * Output the given `failures` as a list.
  *
  * @param {Array} failures
  * @api public