diff --git a/packages/strings/src.ts/index.ts b/packages/strings/src.ts/index.ts
index 9768f16af1..eb162daba3 100644
--- a/packages/strings/src.ts/index.ts
+++ b/packages/strings/src.ts/index.ts
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export function parseBytes32String(bytes: BytesLike): string {
 
     // Must be 32 bytes with a null-termination
     if (data.length !== 32) { throw new Error("invalid bytes32 - not 32 bytes long"); }
-    if (data[31] !== 0) { throw new Error("invalid bytes32 sdtring - no null terminator"); }
+    if (data[31] !== 0) { throw new Error("invalid bytes32 string - no null terminator"); }
 
     // Find the null termination
     let length = 31;