diff --git a/node/doc.go b/node/doc.go
index f009e6f85d..d9688e0a12 100644
--- a/node/doc.go
+++ b/node/doc.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ unless its location is changed through the KeyStoreDir configuration option.
 
 Data Directory Sharing Example
 
-In this exanple, two node instances named A and B are started with the same data
+In this example, two node instances named A and B are started with the same data
 directory. Mode instance A opens the database "db", node instance B opens the databases
 "db" and "db-2". The following files will be created in the data directory: