diff --git a/src/QR.rb.gen.rb b/src/QR.rb.gen.rb
index 0921773..86f642b 100644
--- a/src/QR.rb.gen.rb
+++ b/src/QR.rb.gen.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   exit
 end
 
-# a table of short-hand character for sequences that often apper
+# a table of short-hand character for sequences that often appear
 ABBREV = {
   ?~ => " ",
   ?` => "\\",