diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/editable.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/editable.dart
index 083b51fef9..6ad811c185 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/editable.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/editable.dart
@@ -1817,7 +1817,7 @@ class RenderEditable extends RenderBox with RelayoutWhenSystemFontsChangeMixin {
   }
 
   /// An estimate of the height of a line in the text. See [TextPainter.preferredLineHeight].
-  /// This does not required the layout to be updated.
+  /// This does not require the layout to be updated.
   double get preferredLineHeight => _textPainter.preferredLineHeight;
 
   double _preferredHeight(double width) {