diff --git a/rai/node/wallet.hpp b/rai/node/wallet.hpp
index 7c9bca06..cb32b3c1 100644
--- a/rai/node/wallet.hpp
+++ b/rai/node/wallet.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace rai
 {
-// The fan spreads a key out over the heap to decrease the likelyhood of it being recovered by memory inspection
+// The fan spreads a key out over the heap to decrease the likelihood of it being recovered by memory inspection
 class fan
 {
 public: