diff --git a/Sorts/PancakeSort.js b/Sorts/PancakeSort.js
index d6e1a3d55..239b220f9 100644
--- a/Sorts/PancakeSort.js
+++ b/Sorts/PancakeSort.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function flipArray (array, startIndex, endIndex) {
     array[startIndex] = array[endIndex]
     array[endIndex] = temp
 
-    // essentialy reducing the problem to a smaller subarray
+    // essentially reducing the problem to a smaller subarray
     startIndex++
     endIndex--
   }