diff --git a/clientconn.go b/clientconn.go
index aacba5b9..c0eb8d6f 100644
--- a/clientconn.go
+++ b/clientconn.go
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ const (
 	Ready
 	// TransientFailure indicates the ClientConn has seen a failure but expects to recover.
 	TransientFailure
-	// Shutdown indicates the ClientConn has stated shutting down.
+	// Shutdown indicates the ClientConn has started shutting down.
 	Shutdown
 )