diff --git a/examples/spawning-processes/spawning-processes.go b/examples/spawning-processes/spawning-processes.go
index 58fdae8..261a2d0 100644
--- a/examples/spawning-processes/spawning-processes.go
+++ b/examples/spawning-processes/spawning-processes.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func main() {
 	grepBytes, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(grepOut)
 	grepCmd.Wait()
 
-	// We ommited error checks in the above example, but
+	// We omitted error checks in the above example, but
 	// you could use the usual `if err != nil` pattern for
 	// all of them. We also only collect the `StdoutPipe`
 	// results, but you could collect the `StderrPipe` in