diff --git a/target_chains/ethereum/contracts/README.md b/target_chains/ethereum/contracts/README.md
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@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Open `coverage/index.html` in your web browser to see the results.
 
 There is a separate test suite executed by truffle for testing governance messages and contract upgrades. You can run ganache-cli as a blockchain instance and test it manually. To do the latter, run the following commands in the `contracts` folder:
 
-1. Spawn a new network on a seperate terminal (do not close it while running tests):
+1. Spawn a new network on a separate terminal (do not close it while running tests):
 
 ```bash
 pnpm dlx ganache-cli -e 10000 --deterministic --time="1970-01-02T00:00:00+00:00" --host=0.0.0.0