diff --git a/includes/database/database.inc b/includes/database/database.inc
index 3d776b57358..90a3f743458 100644
--- a/includes/database/database.inc
+++ b/includes/database/database.inc
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ abstract class DatabaseConnection extends PDO {
    * @return DatabaseStatementInterface
    *   This method will return one of: the executed statement, the number of
    *   rows affected by the query (not the number matched), or the generated
-   *   insert IT of the last query, depending on the value of
+   *   insert ID of the last query, depending on the value of
    *   $options['return']. Typically that value will be set by default or a
    *   query builder and should not be set by a user. If there is an error,
    *   this method will return NULL and may throw an exception if