diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eddbdecb..b4543c22 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@ result := lo.TernaryF(false, func() string { return "a" }, func() string { retur
 // "b"
 ```
 
-Useful to avoid nil-pointer dereferencing in intializations, or avoid running unnecessary code
+Useful to avoid nil-pointer dereferencing in initializations, or avoid running unnecessary code
 
 ```go
 var s *string