diff --git a/modules/angular2/src/core/di/forward_ref.ts b/modules/angular2/src/core/di/forward_ref.ts
index 0d44b3caf6..17a434b741 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/src/core/di/forward_ref.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/src/core/di/forward_ref.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export interface ForwardRefFn { (): any; }
 /**
  * Allows to refer to references which are not yet defined.
  *
- * This situation arises when the key which we need te refer to for the purposes of DI is declared,
+ * This situation arises when the key which we need to refer to for the purposes of DI is declared,
  * but not yet defined.
  *
  * ## Example: