diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/core.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/core.py
index 270d393ab7..67abb4eef1 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/core.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/filter/core.py
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ class FilterModule(object):
             'bool': to_bool,
             'to_datetime': to_datetime,
 
-            # date formating
+            # date formatting
             'strftime': strftime,
 
             # quote string for shell usage