diff --git a/R/Prior.R b/R/Prior.R
index 41b397be..abb3149d 100755
--- a/R/Prior.R
+++ b/R/Prior.R
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ prior_beta <- function(a, b) {
 #' @family Prior
 #' @description
 #' This function is used to specify only the initial values for a parameter.
-#' This is primarily used for heiracrhical parameters whose distributions
+#' This is primarily used for hierarchical parameters whose distributions
 #' are fixed within the model and cannot be altered by the user.
 #'
 prior_init_only <- function(dist) {
diff --git a/man/prior_init_only.Rd b/man/prior_init_only.Rd
index e04bb9c0..a7a27ffe 100644
--- a/man/prior_init_only.Rd
+++ b/man/prior_init_only.Rd
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ prior_init_only(dist)
 }
 \description{
 This function is used to specify only the initial values for a parameter.
-This is primarily used for heiracrhical parameters whose distributions
+This is primarily used for hierarchical parameters whose distributions
 are fixed within the model and cannot be altered by the user.
 }
 \seealso{