diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b4d372356..b537b7a49 100644
--- a/README.md
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@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ python -m ipykernel install --user --name=data-prep-kit --display-name "dataprep
 Test, your installation. If you are able to import these data-prep-kit libraries successfully in python, your installation has succeeded. 
 
 ```bash
-## start python interpretter
+## start python interpreter
 $   python
 
 # import DPK libraries
@@ -240,4 +240,4 @@ If you use Data Prep Kit in your research, please cite our paper:
       primaryClass={cs.AI},
       url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.18164}, 
 }
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```