diff --git a/src/core/providers/ogr/qgsogrproviderconnection.h b/src/core/providers/ogr/qgsogrproviderconnection.h
index 10ebeebb32f..afb4969a631 100644
--- a/src/core/providers/ogr/qgsogrproviderconnection.h
+++ b/src/core/providers/ogr/qgsogrproviderconnection.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  *
  * \brief Base class for provider connections handled by OGR.
  *
- * This class is specialised in format-specific subclasses such as QgsGeoPackageProviderConnection
+ * This class is specialized in format-specific subclasses such as QgsGeoPackageProviderConnection
  */
 class QgsOgrProviderConnection : public QgsAbstractDatabaseProviderConnection
 {