diff --git a/contrib/src/templates/mod.rs b/contrib/src/templates/mod.rs
index c7169a75..84d5ee8e 100644
--- a/contrib/src/templates/mod.rs
+++ b/contrib/src/templates/mod.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use rocket::http::{ContentType, Status};
 /// The Template type implements generic support for template rendering in
 /// Rocket.
 ///
-/// Templating in Rocket words by first discovering all of the templates inside
+/// Templating in Rocket works by first discovering all of the templates inside
 /// the template directory. The template directory is configurable via the
 /// `template_dir` configuration parameter and defaults to `templates/`. The
 /// path set in `template_dir` should be relative to the Rocket configuration