diff --git a/src/element.zig b/src/element.zig
index a47e756..c564acf 100644
--- a/src/element.zig
+++ b/src/element.zig
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ pub fn Scrollable(Model: type, Event: type) type {
             scrollbar: bool,
             /// Primary color to be used for the scrollbar (and background if enabled)
             color: Color = .default,
-            /// With a backgroud the `color` rendered with emphasis `.dim`
+            /// With a background the `color` rendered with emphasis `.dim`
             /// will be used to highlight the scrollbar from the background;
             /// otherwise nothing is shown for the background
             show_background: bool = false,