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@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ To more cleanly handle cases where desired functionality would require complex d
 
 The root module is generated by running `make generate`. Changes to this repository should be made in the [`autogen`](/autogen) directory where appropriate.
 
-Note: The correct sequence to update the repo using autogen funcationality is the run `make generate && make generate_docs`.  This
+Note: The correct sequence to update the repo using autogen functionality is the run `make generate && make generate_docs`.  This
 will create the various Terraform files, and then generate the Terraform documentation using `terraform-docs`.
 
 ## Testing