diff --git a/packages/bignumber/src.ts/fixednumber.ts b/packages/bignumber/src.ts/fixednumber.ts
index 8eef777b6..4ba3cfe89 100644
--- a/packages/bignumber/src.ts/fixednumber.ts
+++ b/packages/bignumber/src.ts/fixednumber.ts
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ export function parseFixed(value: string, decimals?: BigNumberish): BigNumber {
     if (!whole) { whole = "0"; }
     if (!fraction) { fraction = "0"; }
 
-    // Trim trialing zeros
+    // Trim trailing zeros
     while (fraction[fraction.length - 1] === "0") {
         fraction = fraction.substring(0, fraction.length - 1);
     }
 
-    // Check the fraction doesn't exceed our decimals
+    // Check the fraction doesn't exceed our decimals size
     if (fraction.length > multiplier.length - 1) {
         throwFault("fractional component exceeds decimals", "underflow", "parseFixed");
     }