diff --git a/jquery.colorbox.js b/jquery.colorbox.js
index 12dd1b2..fc0ac65 100644
--- a/jquery.colorbox.js
+++ b/jquery.colorbox.js
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@
 					return;
 				}
 
-				// A small pause because some browsers will occassionaly report a
+				// A small pause because some browsers will occasionally report a
 				// img.width and img.height of zero immediately after the img.onload fires
 				setTimeout(function(){
 					var percent;