diff --git a/src/core/vdom/vnode.js b/src/core/vdom/vnode.js
index c7ef80bd71d..f228857e1c8 100644
--- a/src/core/vdom/vnode.js
+++ b/src/core/vdom/vnode.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export default class VNode {
   key: string | number | void;
   componentOptions: VNodeComponentOptions | void;
   child: Component | void; // component instance
-  parent: VNode | void; // compoennt placeholder node
+  parent: VNode | void; // component placeholder node
   raw: boolean; // contains raw HTML? (server only)
   isStatic: boolean; // hoisted static node
   isRootInsert: boolean; // necessary for enter transition check