diff --git a/src/wp-admin/css/common.css b/src/wp-admin/css/common.css
index e5d0e483a2..a11d8eff2c 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/css/common.css
+++ b/src/wp-admin/css/common.css
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
 	overflow: hidden;
 	clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
 	border: 0;
+	word-wrap: normal !important; /* many screen reader and browser combinations announce broken words as they would appear visually */
 }
 
 .screen-reader-shortcut {