diff --git a/runtime/syntax/forth.vim b/runtime/syntax/forth.vim
index 9b39a7f..721bceb 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/forth.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/forth.vim
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 syn match forthInteger '\<-\=[0-9]\+.\=\>'
 syn match forthInteger '\<&-\=[0-9]\+.\=\>'
 " recognize hex and binary numbers, the '$' and '%' notation is for gforth
-syn match forthInteger '\<\$\x*\x\+\>' " *1* --- dont't mess
+syn match forthInteger '\<\$\x*\x\+\>' " *1* --- don't mess
 syn match forthInteger '\<\x*\d\x*\>'  " *2* --- this order!
 syn match forthInteger '\<%[0-1]*[0-1]\+\>'
 syn match forthFloat '\<-\=\d*[.]\=\d\+[DdEe]\d\+\>'