diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/i18n/extractor.ts b/packages/compiler/src/i18n/extractor.ts
index 26919b38ceb..b45d0799632 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/i18n/extractor.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/i18n/extractor.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import {MessageBundle} from './message_bundle';
 export interface ExtractorHost extends StaticSymbolResolverHost, AotSummaryResolverHost {
   /**
    * Converts a path that refers to a resource into an absolute filePath
-   * that can be lateron used for loading the resource via `loadResource.
+   * that can be later on used for loading the resource via `loadResource.
    */
   resourceNameToFileName(path: string, containingFile: string): string|null;
   /**