diff --git a/packages/core/src/application_init.ts b/packages/core/src/application_init.ts
index 7293d7c403..d1fabf99da 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/application_init.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/application_init.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {Inject, Injectable, InjectionToken, Optional} from './di';
  * A [DI token](guide/glossary#di-token "DI token definition") that you can use to provide
  * one or more initialization functions.
  *
- * The provided function are injected at application startup and executed during
+ * The provided functions are injected at application startup and executed during
  * app initialization. If any of these functions returns a Promise, initialization
  * does not complete until the Promise is resolved.
  *