diff --git a/aio/content/guide/aot-compiler.md b/aio/content/guide/aot-compiler.md
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--- a/aio/content/guide/aot-compiler.md
+++ b/aio/content/guide/aot-compiler.md
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ include a copy of the information that is in the `.metadata.json` file.
 ### *strictMetadataEmit*
 
 This option tells the template compiler to report an error to the `.metadata.json`
-file if `"skipMetadataEmit"` is `false` . This option is `false` by default. This should only be used when `"skipMetadataEmit"` is `false` and `"skipTemplateCodeGen"` is `true`.
+file if `"skipMetadataEmit"` is `false` . This option is `false` by default. This should only be used when `"skipMetadataEmit"` is `false` and `"skipTemplateCodegen"` is `true`.
 
 It is intended to validate the `.metadata.json` files emitted for bundling with an `npm` package. The validation is overly strict and can emit errors for metadata that would never produce an error when used by the template compiler. You can choose to suppress the error emitted by this option for an exported symbol by including `@dynamic` in the comment documenting the symbol.