diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/codeassistant.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/codeassistant.cpp
index be6454eff03..30597a37fe9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/codeassistant.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/codeassist/codeassistant.cpp
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ CompletionAssistProvider *CodeAssistantPrivate::identifyActivationSequence()
     // In pretty much all cases the sequence will have the appropriate length. Only in the
     // case of typing the very first characters in the document for providers that request a
     // length greater than 1 (currently only C++, which specifies 3), the sequence needs to
-    // be preprended so it has the expected length.
+    // be prepended so it has the expected length.
     const int lengthDiff = length - sequence.length();
     for (int j = 0; j < lengthDiff; ++j)
         sequence.prepend(m_null);