diff --git a/instrumentation/net/http/httptrace/otelhttptrace/example/client/client.go b/instrumentation/net/http/httptrace/otelhttptrace/example/client/client.go
index 45910b97664..24a98265d4e 100644
--- a/instrumentation/net/http/httptrace/otelhttptrace/example/client/client.go
+++ b/instrumentation/net/http/httptrace/otelhttptrace/example/client/client.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func main() {
 			http.DefaultTransport,
 			// By setting the otelhttptrace client in this transport, it can be
 			// injected into the context after the span is started, which makes the
-			// httptrace spans childs of the transport one.
+			// httptrace spans children of the transport one.
 			otelhttp.WithClientTrace(func(ctx context.Context) *httptrace.ClientTrace {
 				return otelhttptrace.NewClientTrace(ctx)
 			}),