diff --git a/src/merkleblock.h b/src/merkleblock.h
index 17c33194a9..68fac71a93 100644
--- a/src/merkleblock.h
+++ b/src/merkleblock.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  * storing a bit for each traversed node, signifying whether the node is the
  * parent of at least one matched leaf txid (or a matched txid itself). In
  * case we are at the leaf level, or this bit is 0, its merkle node hash is
- * stored, and its children are not explorer further. Otherwise, no hash is
+ * stored, and its children are not explored further. Otherwise, no hash is
  * stored, but we recurse into both (or the only) child branch. During
  * decoding, the same depth-first traversal is performed, consuming bits and
  * hashes as they written during encoding.