diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/src/change_detection/constants.ts b/modules/@angular/core/src/change_detection/constants.ts
index 123411c89c..2ac1ecf136 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/src/change_detection/constants.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/src/change_detection/constants.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export enum ChangeDetectionStrategy {
  */
 export enum ChangeDetectorStatus {
   /**
-   * `CheckedOnce` means that after calling detectChanges the mode of the change detector
+   * `CheckOnce` means that after calling detectChanges the mode of the change detector
    * will become `Checked`.
    */
   CheckOnce,