diff --git a/contracts/ownership/Ownable.sol b/contracts/ownership/Ownable.sol
index 9c7b5dedc..69437af78 100644
--- a/contracts/ownership/Ownable.sol
+++ b/contracts/ownership/Ownable.sol
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pragma solidity ^0.5.0;
  * specific functions.
  *
  * This module is used through inheritance. It will make available the modifier
- * `onlyOwner`, which can be aplied to your functions to restrict their use to
+ * `onlyOwner`, which can be applied to your functions to restrict their use to
  * the owner.
  */
 contract Ownable {