diff --git a/aio/content/guide/form-validation.md b/aio/content/guide/form-validation.md
index a01d861425..f154e27178 100644
--- a/aio/content/guide/form-validation.md
+++ b/aio/content/guide/form-validation.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Note the following:
 also carries a custom validator directive, `forbiddenName`. For more 
 information, see [Custom validators](guide/form-validation#custom-validators) section.
 
-* `#name="ngModel"` exports `NgModel` into a local variable callled `name`. `NgModel` mirrors many of the properties of its underlying 
+* `#name="ngModel"` exports `NgModel` into a local variable called `name`. `NgModel` mirrors many of the properties of its underlying 
 `FormControl` instance, so you can use this in the template to check for control states such as `valid` and `dirty`. For a full list of control properties, see the [AbstractControl](api/forms/AbstractControl) 
 API reference.