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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ The most recent version of the specification is [OpenSearch 1.1 Draft
 
 # What is this repository?
 
-This respository is a migration of the opensearch.org website. The raw
+This repository is a migration of the opensearch.org website. The raw
 export files can be found in the [src/](src/) subdirectory, the extracted 
 wiki text can be found in the [mediawiki/](mediawiki/) subdirectory, and
 a cached copy of the html can be found on [archive.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20180421215752/http://www.opensearch.org/Home).