diff --git a/lib/rspec/core/formatters/bisect_progress_formatter.rb b/lib/rspec/core/formatters/bisect_progress_formatter.rb
index bcf4288ca3..3b12c219ef 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/core/formatters/bisect_progress_formatter.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/core/formatters/bisect_progress_formatter.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def bisect_starting(notification)
         end
 
         def bisect_original_run_complete(notification)
-          failures     = Helpers.pluralize(notification.failed_example_ids.size, "failed example")
+          failures     = Helpers.pluralize(notification.failed_example_ids.size, "failing example")
           non_failures = Helpers.pluralize(notification.non_failing_example_ids.size, "non-failing example")
 
           output.puts " (#{Helpers.format_duration(notification.duration)})"
diff --git a/spec/integration/bisect_spec.rb b/spec/integration/bisect_spec.rb
index c63a7fbf88..e46663e3b1 100644
--- a/spec/integration/bisect_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/bisect_spec.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def bisect(cli_args, expected_status=nil)
       expect(output).to eq(<<-EOS.gsub(/^\s+\|/, ''))
         |Bisect started using options: "spec/rspec/core/resources/order_dependent_specs.rb --order defined"
         |Running suite to find failures... (n.nnnn seconds)
-        |Starting bisect with 1 failed example and 21 non-failing examples.
+        |Starting bisect with 1 failing example and 21 non-failing examples.
         |
         |Round 1: searching for 11 non-failing examples (of 21) to ignore: .. (n.nnnn seconds)
         |Round 2: searching for 6 non-failing examples (of 11) to ignore: . (n.nnnn seconds)
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def bisect_round_finished(notification)
         expect(output).to eq(<<-EOS.gsub(/^\s+\|/, ''))
           |Bisect started using options: "spec/rspec/core/resources/order_dependent_specs.rb --order defined"
           |Running suite to find failures... (n.nnnn seconds)
-          |Starting bisect with 1 failed example and 21 non-failing examples.
+          |Starting bisect with 1 failing example and 21 non-failing examples.
           |
           |Round 1: searching for 11 non-failing examples (of 21) to ignore: .. (n.nnnn seconds)
           |Round 2: searching for 6 non-failing examples (of 11) to ignore: .