diff --git a/website/docs/contribute/contribution-guidelines.md b/website/docs/contribute/contribution-guidelines.md
index 8fe116c22..e70ccebd6 100644
--- a/website/docs/contribute/contribution-guidelines.md
+++ b/website/docs/contribute/contribution-guidelines.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Please define the following environment variable when running tests:
 
     CGO_CFLAGS="-O2 -D__BLST_PORTABLE__"
 
-It is particulary useful when running tests / debug in your IDE without using bazel.
+It is particularly useful when running tests / debug in your IDE without using bazel.
 
 See the [next section](#building-and-testing-prysm-with-bazel) for instructions on testing with prysm.