diff --git a/vlib/regex/regex_util.v b/vlib/regex/regex_util.v
index 791f9d1388..ddefb57300 100644
--- a/vlib/regex/regex_util.v
+++ b/vlib/regex/regex_util.v
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ pub fn (mut re RE) replace(in_txt string, repl_str string) string {
 	return res.str()
 }
 
-// replace_n return a string where the firts count matches are replaced with the repl_str string,
+// replace_n return a string where the first count matches are replaced with the repl_str string,
 // if count is > 0 the replace began from the start of the string toward the end
 // if count is < 0 the replace began from the end of the string toward the start
 // if count is 0 do nothing