diff --git a/syntax/nerdtree.vim b/syntax/nerdtree.vim
index c4197ee..6aae6f2 100644
--- a/syntax/nerdtree.vim
+++ b/syntax/nerdtree.vim
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ else
     hi! link NERDTreeNodeDelimiters Ignore
 endif
 
-"highlighing for directory nodes and file nodes
+"highlighting for directory nodes and file nodes
 syn match NERDTreeDirSlash #/# containedin=NERDTreeDir
 
 if g:NERDTreeDirArrowExpandable !=# ''