diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d41418f2f..b8929c1e3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-An attempt to docuemnt how the compiler works. The intention is to
+An attempt to document how the compiler works. The intention is to
 bootstrap this "in repo" and eventually move the text over into the
 main rustc repo.