diff --git a/src/mermaidAPI.js b/src/mermaidAPI.js
index daecff9a7..9d0379a8e 100644
--- a/src/mermaidAPI.js
+++ b/src/mermaidAPI.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ var config = {
     startOnLoad: true,
 
     /**
-     * **arrowMarkerAbsolute** - This options controls whether or arrow markers in html code will be absolute pats or
+     * **arrowMarkerAbsolute** - This options controls whether or arrow markers in html code will be absolute paths or
      * an anchor, #. This matters if you are using base tag settings.
      */
     arrowMarkerAbsolute: false,