diff --git a/lib/jekyll/frontmatter_defaults.rb b/lib/jekyll/frontmatter_defaults.rb
index 8355fa95..11eebf3f 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/frontmatter_defaults.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/frontmatter_defaults.rb
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ module Jekyll
       end.compact
     end
 
-    # Sanitizes the given path by removing a leading and addding a trailing slash
+    # Sanitizes the given path by removing a leading and adding a trailing slash
     def sanitize_path(path)
       if path.nil? || path.empty?
         ""