diff --git a/tests/unit/ast/test_pre_parser.py b/tests/unit/ast/test_pre_parser.py
index 7b064fcef3..5d3f30481c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/ast/test_pre_parser.py
+++ b/tests/unit/ast/test_pre_parser.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def test_parse_venom_pragma(code):
 # pragma evm-version cancun
 # pragma evm-version shanghai
     """,
-    # duplicit setting of venom
+    # duplicate setting of venom
     """
     #pragma venom
     #pragma experimental-codegen