diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/snippet/browser/snippet.md b/src/vs/editor/contrib/snippet/browser/snippet.md
index 458cccbdb967bf75d6717ebf1396ff3dd2809896..403cda7743839303b0ff070c3076a7a6890b59b6 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/snippet/browser/snippet.md
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/snippet/browser/snippet.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ With `$name` or `${name:default}` you can insert the value of a variable. When a
 * `TM_LINE_INDEX` The zero-index based line number
 * `TM_LINE_NUMBER` The one-index based line number
 * `TM_FILENAME` The filename of the current document
-* `TM_DIRECTORY` The direcorty of the current document
+* `TM_DIRECTORY` The directory of the current document
 * `TM_FILEPATH` The full file path of the current document
 
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