diff --git a/jquery/jquery.d.ts b/jquery/jquery.d.ts
index 379368601..2f64de24e 100644
--- a/jquery/jquery.d.ts
+++ b/jquery/jquery.d.ts
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ interface JQueryStatic {
     /**
      * Parses a string into an XML document.
      *
-     * @param dataa well-formed XML string to be parsed
+     * @param data a well-formed XML string to be parsed
      */
     parseXML(data: string): XMLDocument;