diff --git a/lib/model.js b/lib/model.js
index 17d6f041008..6cc48926386 100644
--- a/lib/model.js
+++ b/lib/model.js
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ function checkDivergentArray(doc, path, array) {
   // how to remove elements. $pop will pop off the _id from the end
   // of the array in the db which is not guaranteed to be the
   // same as the last element we have here. $set of the entire array
-  // would be similarily destructive as we never received all
+  // would be similarly destructive as we never received all
   // elements of the array and potentially would overwrite data.
   const check = pop.options.match ||
       pop.options.options && utils.object.hasOwnProperty(pop.options.options, 'limit') || // 0 is not permitted