diff --git a/parseany.go b/parseany.go
index a3f9141..9205ca5 100644
--- a/parseany.go
+++ b/parseany.go
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ iterRunes:
 			p.format = []byte("2006")
 			return p, nil
 		} else if len(datestr) < 4 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unrecognized format, to short %v", datestr)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unrecognized format, too short %v", datestr)
 		}
 		if !t.IsZero() {
 			if loc == nil {