diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Core/Scanner.cs b/YamlDotNet/Core/Scanner.cs
index b4ecd8319..16526c64d 100644
--- a/YamlDotNet/Core/Scanner.cs
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Core/Scanner.cs
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ private void FetchNextToken()
 
             if (simpleKeyAllowed && indent >= cursor.LineOffset && analyzer.IsTab())
             {
-                throw new SyntaxErrorException("While scanning a mapping, found invalid tab as indendation.");
+                throw new SyntaxErrorException("While scanning a mapping, found invalid tab as indentation.");
             }
 
             if (analyzer.IsWhiteBreakOrZero())