diff --git a/include/notcurses/direct.h b/include/notcurses/direct.h
index 81759653d..22643bafe 100644
--- a/include/notcurses/direct.h
+++ b/include/notcurses/direct.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define NCDIRECT_OPTION_INHIBIT_CBREAK    0x0002ull
 
 // Initialize a direct-mode Notcurses context on the connected terminal at 'fp'.
-// 'fp' must be a tty. You'll usually want stdout. Direct mode supportes a
+// 'fp' must be a tty. You'll usually want stdout. Direct mode supports a
 // limited subset of Notcurses routines which directly affect 'fp', and neither
 // supports nor requires notcurses_render(). This can be used to add color and
 // styling to text in the standard output paradigm. 'flags' is a bitmask over