diff --git a/src/wp-includes/wp-db.php b/src/wp-includes/wp-db.php
index b1c6ddf52b..1bd8aa2611 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/wp-db.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/wp-db.php
@@ -2041,7 +2041,7 @@ class wpdb {
 
 		/*
 		 * Add the filter to remove the placeholder escaper. Uses priority 0, so that anything
-		 * else attached to this filter will recieve the query with the placeholder string removed.
+		 * else attached to this filter will receive the query with the placeholder string removed.
 		 */
 		if ( ! has_filter( 'query', array( $this, 'remove_placeholder_escape' ) ) ) {
 			add_filter( 'query', array( $this, 'remove_placeholder_escape' ), 0 );
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/http/base.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/http/base.php
index bed3cf4c89..4881d28cde 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/http/base.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/http/base.php
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ abstract class WP_HTTP_UnitTestCase extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	 * @ticket 11888
 	 */
 	function test_send_headers() {
-		// Test that the headers sent are recieved by the server
+		// Test that the headers sent are received by the server
 		$headers = array(
 			'test1' => 'test',
 			'test2' => 0,