diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-loader.js b/src/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-loader.js
index 169ee89af2..3dfa6dc951 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-loader.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-loader.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 				return flag !== flag2;
 			case 'emoji4':
 				/*
-				 * Emoji 5 has faries of all genders.
+				 * Emoji 5 has fairies of all genders.
 				 *
 				 * To test for support, try to render a new emoji (fairy, male), then compares
 				 * it to how it would look if the browser doesn't render it correctly