diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
index 9b50b8536d1..05a4b5def42 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
@@ -5843,7 +5843,7 @@ const (
 	// TODO: Consider supporting different formats, specifying CA/destinationCA.
 	SecretTypeTLS SecretType = "kubernetes.io/tls"
 
-	// TLSCertKey is the key for tls certificates in a TLS secert.
+	// TLSCertKey is the key for tls certificates in a TLS secret.
 	TLSCertKey = "tls.crt"
 	// TLSPrivateKeyKey is the key for the private key field in a TLS secret.
 	TLSPrivateKeyKey = "tls.key"