diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 65a1cc3127..b5d39e7d57 100644
--- a/README.md
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [Racket](https://racket-lang.org/) is a general-purpose programming
 language and an ecosystem for language-oriented programming.
 
-This respoitory holds the source code for the core of Racket plus some
+This repository holds the source code for the core of Racket plus some
 related packages. The rest of the Racket distribution source code is
 in other repositories, mostly under [the Racket GitHub
 organization](https://github.com/racket).