diff --git a/hcl/scanner/scanner.go b/hcl/scanner/scanner.go
index 6966236..6601ef7 100644
--- a/hcl/scanner/scanner.go
+++ b/hcl/scanner/scanner.go
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ func (s *Scanner) scanNumber(ch rune) token.Type {
 	return token.NUMBER
 }
 
-// scanMantissa scans the mantissa begining from the rune. It returns the next
+// scanMantissa scans the mantissa beginning from the rune. It returns the next
 // non decimal rune. It's used to determine wheter it's a fraction or exponent.
 func (s *Scanner) scanMantissa(ch rune) rune {
 	scanned := false