diff --git a/packages/core/src/di/injection_token.ts b/packages/core/src/di/injection_token.ts
index 67e82b71ea..4879bce567 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/di/injection_token.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/di/injection_token.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {defineInjectable} from './interface/defs';
  *
  * Use an `InjectionToken` whenever the type you are injecting is not reified (does not have a
  * runtime representation) such as when injecting an interface, callable type, array or
- * parametrized type.
+ * parameterized type.
  *
  * `InjectionToken` is parameterized on `T` which is the type of object which will be returned by
  * the `Injector`. This provides additional level of type safety.