diff --git a/esphome/core/__init__.py b/esphome/core/__init__.py
index 4dd9eae4bb..3baec93186 100644
--- a/esphome/core/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/core/__init__.py
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ class EsphomeCore:
     @property
     def using_esp_idf(self):
         _LOGGER.warning(
-            "CORE.using_esp_idf was deprecated in 2026.1, will be change behavior in 2026.6. "
+            "CORE.using_esp_idf was deprecated in 2026.1, will change behavior in 2026.6. "
             "ESP32 Arduino builds on top of ESP-IDF, so ESP-IDF features are available in both frameworks. "
             "Use CORE.is_esp32 and/or CORE.using_arduino instead."
         )