diff --git a/src/components/toolbar/README.md b/src/components/toolbar/README.md
index a31ffa81693..90b15097566 100644
--- a/src/components/toolbar/README.md
+++ b/src/components/toolbar/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Multiple rows inside of a `md-toolbar` can be added by appending as many as need
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 ### Alignment
-The alingment inside of a toolbar row can be easily done by using the flexbox layout.<br/>
+The alignment inside of a toolbar row can be easily done by using the flexbox layout.<br/>
 For example, the following markup aligns the items on the `right`.
 
 Custom HTML