diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/error.js b/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/error.js
index 0de72f4910e9..ead11e796bb0 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/error.js
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/parser/error.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export default class ParserError extends CommentsParser {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Raise a parsing error on given postion pos. If errorRecovery is true,
+   * Raise a parsing error on given position pos. If errorRecovery is true,
    * it will first search current errors and overwrite the error thrown on the exact
    * position before with the new error message. If errorRecovery is false, it
    * fallbacks to `raise`.