diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 72014433d..2ff8cb72c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ bool func(int param1, T param2) {
  * @returns void
  */
 static void test() {
-    /* desciptions of the following test */
+    /* descriptions of the following test */
     assert(func(...) == ...); // this ensures that the algorithm works as expected
 
     // can have multiple checks