diff --git a/src/wp-includes/post.php b/src/wp-includes/post.php
index 5377f4eaee..3d5ba21d95 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -2291,7 +2291,7 @@ function is_post_type_viewable( $post_type ) {
 /**
  * Determine whether a post status is considered "viewable".
  *
- * For built-in post statuses such as publish and private, the 'public' value will be evaluted.
+ * For built-in post statuses such as publish and private, the 'public' value will be evaluated.
  * For all others, the 'publicly_queryable' value will be used.
  *
  * @since 5.7.0