diff --git a/src/ng/compile.js b/src/ng/compile.js
index c7584148d793..f6e1b97458b0 100644
--- a/src/ng/compile.js
+++ b/src/ng/compile.js
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ function $CompileProvider($provide, $$sanitizeUriProvider) {
    * Retrieves or overrides the default regular expression that is used for whitelisting of safe
    * urls during a[href] sanitization.
    *
-   * The sanitization is a security measure aimed at prevent XSS attacks via html links.
+   * The sanitization is a security measure aimed at preventing XSS attacks via html links.
    *
    * Any url about to be assigned to a[href] via data-binding is first normalized and turned into
    * an absolute url. Afterwards, the url is matched against the `aHrefSanitizationWhitelist`