diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
index 4ec7d9c2a..7ccedef6c 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
                 'AdobeTVVideo')
 
         # Last-ditch attempt to find matching plugin for embeds
-        # (this can potentially replace alot of code above)
+        # (this can potentially replace many lines of code above)
         elist = self._extract_plugin_embeds(webpage, url)
         if elist:
             return {