diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgstextformat.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgstextformat.py
index 56a360cadb69..b4f4fe6ab354 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgstextformat.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgstextformat.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def testRestoringAndSavingMissingFont(self):
         font = getTestFont()
         text_format.setFont(font)
 
-        # when writign the settings to XML, the originally missing font family should have been replaced by the new font family
+        # when writing the settings to XML, the originally missing font family should have been replaced by the new font family
         element = text_format.writeXml(document, context)
         self.assertEqual(element.attribute("fontFamily"), "QGIS Vera Sans")