diff --git a/src/wp-includes/formatting.php b/src/wp-includes/formatting.php
index f9795fdaec..bf5ddbf91b 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/formatting.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/formatting.php
@@ -3995,7 +3995,7 @@ function format_for_editor( $text, $default_editor = null ) {
  * @param string|array $search  The value being searched for, otherwise known as the needle.
  *                              An array may be used to designate multiple needles.
  * @param string       $subject The string being searched and replaced on, otherwise known as the haystack.
- * @return string The string with the replaced svalues.
+ * @return string The string with the replaced values.
  */
 function _deep_replace( $search, $subject ) {
 	$subject = (string) $subject;