diff --git a/private.go b/private.go
index 3028d20..348ae83 100644
--- a/private.go
+++ b/private.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func parseCIDR(cidrs []string) []*net.IPNet {
 	return ipnets
 }
 
-// IsPublicAddr retruns true if the IP part of the multiaddr is a publically routable address
+// IsPublicAddr retruns true if the IP part of the multiaddr is a publicly routable address
 func IsPublicAddr(a ma.Multiaddr) bool {
 	ip, err := a.ValueForProtocol(ma.P_IP4)
 	if err == nil {