diff --git a/regex-syntax/src/ast/parse.rs b/regex-syntax/src/ast/parse.rs
index 9824661c9..579bee8bf 100644
--- a/regex-syntax/src/ast/parse.rs
+++ b/regex-syntax/src/ast/parse.rs
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ impl ParserBuilder {
 
     /// Enable verbose mode in the regular expression.
     ///
-    /// When enabled, verbose mode permits insigificant whitespace in many
+    /// When enabled, verbose mode permits insignificant whitespace in many
     /// places in the regular expression, as well as comments. Comments are
     /// started using `#` and continue until the end of the line.
     ///
diff --git a/regex-syntax/src/parser.rs b/regex-syntax/src/parser.rs
index a5ee524a8..ded95b280 100644
--- a/regex-syntax/src/parser.rs
+++ b/regex-syntax/src/parser.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl ParserBuilder {
 
     /// Enable verbose mode in the regular expression.
     ///
-    /// When enabled, verbose mode permits insigificant whitespace in many
+    /// When enabled, verbose mode permits insignificant whitespace in many
     /// places in the regular expression, as well as comments. Comments are
     /// started using `#` and continue until the end of the line.
     ///