diff --git a/docs/architecture-design-goals-and-nongoals.rst b/docs/architecture-design-goals-and-nongoals.rst
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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ influences.
 
 **Journals provide global record ordering and publish/subscribe**
 
-Much like Kakfa, LogDevice, Apache BookKeeper, and others. These properties are
+Much like Kafka, LogDevice, Apache BookKeeper, and others. These properties are
 the basic building blocks for assembling platforms composed of streaming,
 decoupled, and event-sourced services.