diff --git a/bigquery/storage/managedwriter/adapt/protoconversion.go b/bigquery/storage/managedwriter/adapt/protoconversion.go
index 63b81e5072f..35791f668a9 100644
--- a/bigquery/storage/managedwriter/adapt/protoconversion.go
+++ b/bigquery/storage/managedwriter/adapt/protoconversion.go
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ func normalizeDescriptorInternal(in protoreflect.MessageDescriptor, visitedTypes
 					resultFDP.TypeName = proto.String(normName)
 				} else {
 					if visitedTypes.contains(msgFullName) {
-						return nil, fmt.Errorf("recursize type not supported: %s", inField.FullName())
+						return nil, fmt.Errorf("recursive type not supported: %s", inField.FullName())
 					}
 					visitedTypes.add(msgFullName)
 					dp, err := normalizeDescriptorInternal(inField.Message(), visitedTypes, enumTypes, structTypes, root)