diff --git a/src/json.hpp b/src/json.hpp
index 8342b0e1..90bd097f 100644
--- a/src/json.hpp
+++ b/src/json.hpp
@@ -8895,7 +8895,7 @@ basic_json_parser_63:
             : callback(cb), m_lexer(is)
         {}
 
-        /// a parser reading from a container with continguous storage
+        /// a parser reading from a container with contiguous storage
         template <class IteratorType, typename
                   std::enable_if<
                       std::is_same<typename std::iterator_traits<IteratorType>::iterator_category, std::random_access_iterator_tag>::value
diff --git a/src/json.hpp.re2c b/src/json.hpp.re2c
index 7ff4e1fa..8a9a6c1f 100644
--- a/src/json.hpp.re2c
+++ b/src/json.hpp.re2c
@@ -8192,7 +8192,7 @@ class basic_json
             : callback(cb), m_lexer(is)
         {}
 
-        /// a parser reading from a container with continguous storage
+        /// a parser reading from a container with contiguous storage
         template <class IteratorType, typename
                   std::enable_if<
                       std::is_same<typename std::iterator_traits<IteratorType>::iterator_category, std::random_access_iterator_tag>::value
diff --git a/test/src/unit-class_parser.cpp b/test/src/unit-class_parser.cpp
index 1a4b0a7c..863cec52 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-class_parser.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-class_parser.cpp
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
         }
     }
 
-    SECTION("constructing from continguous containers")
+    SECTION("constructing from contiguous containers")
     {
         SECTION("from std::vector")
         {