diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 5b53062e0..3f2a041e4 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -82,6 +82,6 @@ Once you are happy with the changes you've made locally, commit it to your repos
 git commit -m "fix(homepage): fix typo on homepage in the faq section"
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-It helps to be as decriptive as possible in commit messages so that users can be aware of the changes made by you.
+It helps to be as descriptive as possible in commit messages so that users can be aware of the changes made by you.
 
 Finally, create a pull request to merge the changes on your forked repository to the original repository hosted on AmruthPillai/Reactive-Resume. I can take a look at the changes you've made when I have the time and have it merged onto the app.