diff --git a/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/HoodieHiveClient.java b/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/HoodieHiveClient.java
index 13e48f512..4f979fe51 100644
--- a/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/HoodieHiveClient.java
+++ b/hudi-sync/hudi-hive-sync/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/hive/HoodieHiveClient.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class HoodieHiveClient extends AbstractSyncHoodieClient {
     super(cfg.basePath, cfg.assumeDatePartitioning, cfg.useFileListingFromMetadata, cfg.verifyMetadataFileListing, cfg.withOperationField, fs);
     this.syncConfig = cfg;
 
-    // Support JDBC, HiveQL and metastore based implementations for backwards compatiblity. Future users should
+    // Support JDBC, HiveQL and metastore based implementations for backwards compatibility. Future users should
     // disable jdbc and depend on metastore client for all hive registrations
     try {
       if (!StringUtils.isNullOrEmpty(cfg.syncMode)) {