diff --git a/snippets/cc-mode/file_description b/snippets/cc-mode/file_description
index af7bbbae..25c086ff 100644
--- a/snippets/cc-mode/file_description
+++ b/snippets/cc-mode/file_description
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: snippet -*-
-#cotributor: Henrique Jung <henriquenj@gmail.com>
+# contributor: Henrique Jung <henriquenj@gmail.com>
 # name: File description
 # key: \file
 # group: doxygen
diff --git a/snippets/cc-mode/function_description b/snippets/cc-mode/function_description
index 4f22ec8a..dcfdd26a 100644
--- a/snippets/cc-mode/function_description
+++ b/snippets/cc-mode/function_description
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: snippet -*-
-#cotributor: Henrique Jung <henriquenj@gmail.com>
+# contributor: Henrique Jung <henriquenj@gmail.com>
 # name: Function description
 # key: \brief
 # group: doxygen
diff --git a/snippets/cc-mode/member_description b/snippets/cc-mode/member_description
index 55bfd193..c27767f7 100644
--- a/snippets/cc-mode/member_description
+++ b/snippets/cc-mode/member_description
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- mode: snippet -*-
-#cotributor: Henrique Jung <henriquenj@gmail.com>
+# contributor: Henrique Jung <henriquenj@gmail.com>
 # name: Member description
 # key: !<
 # group: doxygen