diff --git a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/validators.ts b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/validators.ts
index d9766c90a1..6bcd46bcf3 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/validators.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/forms/src/directives/validators.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export interface AsyncValidatorFn {
 }
 
 /**
- * Provivder which adds {@link MinLengthValidator} to {@link NG_VALIDATORS}.
+ * Provider which adds {@link MinLengthValidator} to {@link NG_VALIDATORS}.
  *
  * ## Example:
  *