diff --git a/phpunit/class-wp-theme-json-test.php b/phpunit/class-wp-theme-json-test.php
index 7995ad5f4e54b9..af1af26cf22fdc 100644
--- a/phpunit/class-wp-theme-json-test.php
+++ b/phpunit/class-wp-theme-json-test.php
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ function test_get_element_class_name_invalid() {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Testing that dynamic properties in theme.json return the value they refrence, e.g.
+	 * Testing that dynamic properties in theme.json return the value they reference, e.g.
 	 * array( 'ref' => 'styles.color.background' ) => "#ffffff".
 	 */
 	function test_get_property_value_valid() {