diff --git a/lib/ansi/bbcode.rb b/lib/ansi/bbcode.rb
index 2d7124c..7147bb9 100644
--- a/lib/ansi/bbcode.rb
+++ b/lib/ansi/bbcode.rb
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ module BBCode
 
     # ---------------------------
 
-    # Returns the ANSI sequence for given color, if existant
+    # Returns the ANSI sequence for given color, if existent
     def BBCode.ansi(colorname)
         colorname.strip!
         return ANSINAME2CODE[ colorname.downcase ]