diff --git a/src/hb-coretext.cc b/src/hb-coretext.cc
index 905c9f7..255f205 100644
--- a/src/hb-coretext.cc
+++ b/src/hb-coretext.cc
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@
     }
 
     /* Mac OS 10.6 doesn't have kCTTypesetterOptionForcedEmbeddingLevel,
-     * or if it does, it doesn't resepct it.  So we get runs with wrong
+     * or if it does, it doesn't respect it.  So we get runs with wrong
      * directions.  As such, disable the assert...  It wouldn't crash, but
      * cursoring will be off...
      *