diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Names.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Names.scala
index 97356c76dde8..f12aaecdd12d 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Names.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Names.scala
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ object Names {
       myMangledString
     }
 
-    /** If this a qualified name, split it into underlyng, last part, and separator
+    /** If this a qualified name, split it into underlying, last part, and separator
      *  Otherwise return an empty name, the name itself, and "")
      */
     def split: (TermName, TermName, String)