diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/formatstring/FormatStringValidation.java b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/formatstring/FormatStringValidation.java
index b4c855f70ab..054fee02aaa 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/formatstring/FormatStringValidation.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/formatstring/FormatStringValidation.java
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ protected Void defaultAction(Tree tree, Void unused) {
 
   /**
    * Return an instance of the given type if it receives special handling by {@code String.format}.
-   * For example, an intance of {@link Integer} will be returned for an input of type {@code int} or
+   * For example, an instance of {@link Integer} will be returned for an input of type {@code int} or
    * {@link Integer}.
    */
   private static @Nullable Object getInstance(Tree tree, VisitorState state) {