diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0bfd67a..8d0a094 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Most of these values can be found by stat'ing a file.
   mtime: new Date(), // last modified date for entry. defaults to now.
   type: 'file',      // type of entry. defaults to file. can be:
                      // file | link | symlink | directory | block-device
-                     // character-device | fifo | contigious-file
+                     // character-device | fifo | contiguous-file
   linkname: 'path',  // linked file name
   uid: 0,            // uid of entry owner. defaults to 0
   gid: 0,            // gid of entry owner. defaults to 0
diff --git a/pack.js b/pack.js
index 45c9a27..060f98b 100644
--- a/pack.js
+++ b/pack.js
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Pack.prototype.entry = function (header, buffer, callback) {
 
   this._encode(header)
 
-  if (header.type !== 'file' && header.type !== 'contigious-file') {
+  if (header.type !== 'file' && header.type !== 'contiguous-file') {
     process.nextTick(callback)
     return new Void()
   }