diff --git a/tests/unit/core/test-core-string.cpp b/tests/unit/core/test-core-string.cpp
index 25cda6c62..e0f31e68a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/core/test-core-string.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/core/test-core-string.cpp
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ TEST(CoreString, Split)
     STRCMP_EQUAL(NULL, argv[2]);
     string_free_split (argv);
 
-    /* standard split with comma separtor and empty item (keep this item) */
+    /* standard split with comma separator and empty item (keep this item) */
     flags = 0;
     argc = -1;
     argv = string_split ("abc,,fghi", ",", NULL, flags, 0, &argc);
@@ -1782,7 +1782,7 @@ TEST(CoreString, Split)
     STRCMP_EQUAL(NULL, argv[3]);
     string_free_split (argv);
 
-    /* standard split with comma separtor and empty items (keep them) */
+    /* standard split with comma separator and empty items (keep them) */
     flags = 0;
     argc = -1;
     argv = string_split (",abc,,fghi,", ",", NULL, flags, 0, &argc);
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@ TEST(CoreString, Split)
     string_free_split (argv);
 
     /*
-     * standard split with comma separtor and empty items (keep them),
+     * standard split with comma separator and empty items (keep them),
      * max 2 items
      */
     flags = 0;
@@ -1811,7 +1811,7 @@ TEST(CoreString, Split)
     string_free_split (argv);
 
     /*
-     * standard split with comma separtor and empty items (keep them),
+     * standard split with comma separator and empty items (keep them),
      * max 3 items
      */
     flags = 0;
@@ -1826,7 +1826,7 @@ TEST(CoreString, Split)
     string_free_split (argv);
 
     /*
-     * standard split with comma separtor and empty items (keep them),
+     * standard split with comma separator and empty items (keep them),
      * max 4 items
      */
     flags = 0;