diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/25-front-end-development/lecture-the-var-keyword-and-hoisting/67335f45489c5a11b71d0ed5.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/25-front-end-development/lecture-the-var-keyword-and-hoisting/67335f45489c5a11b71d0ed5.md
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--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/25-front-end-development/lecture-the-var-keyword-and-hoisting/67335f45489c5a11b71d0ed5.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/25-front-end-development/lecture-the-var-keyword-and-hoisting/67335f45489c5a11b71d0ed5.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var x = 5;
 console.log(5); // 5
 ```
 
-In this code even though we use `x` before declaring it we don't get an error, instead we get `undefined`. This is because JavaScript hoists the declaration `var x` to the top of its scope but not the inialization `x = 5`. It's as if the code were rewritten like this:
+In this code even though we use `x` before declaring it we don't get an error, instead we get `undefined`. This is because JavaScript hoists the declaration `var x` to the top of its scope but not the initialization `x = 5`. It's as if the code were rewritten like this:
 
 ```js
 var x;