diff --git a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/types.rs b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/types.rs
index d491de7609be..5db5f4ab9eed 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_lint/src/types.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_lint/src/types.rs
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ fn get_nullable_type<'tcx>(
     })
 }
 
-/// A type is niche_optimization_candiate iff:
+/// A type is niche-optimization candidate iff:
 /// - Is a zero-sized type with alignment 1 (a “1-ZST”).
 /// - Has no fields.
 /// - Does not have the `#[non_exhaustive]` attribute.