diff --git a/span_allocator.go b/span_allocator.go
index 6fe0cd0c..fba1e433 100644
--- a/span_allocator.go
+++ b/span_allocator.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ package jaeger
 
 import "sync"
 
-// SpanAllocator abstraction of managign span allocations
+// SpanAllocator abstraction of managing span allocations
 type SpanAllocator interface {
 	Get() *Span
 	Put(*Span)