diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9714ef9..678b2e7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const OrbitDB = require('orbit-db')
 // OrbitDB uses Pubsub which is an experimental feature
 // and need to be turned on manually.
 // Note that these options need to be passed to IPFS in
-// all examples even if not specfied so.
+// all examples even if not specified so.
 const ipfsOptions = {
   EXPERIMENTAL: {
     pubsub: true