diff --git a/contributing.md b/contributing.md
index aa1ed9654e3..9f35d10625e 100644
--- a/contributing.md
+++ b/contributing.md
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ pytest  packages/python/plotly/plotly/tests/test_core/
 pytest plotly/tests/test_plotly/test_plot.py
 ```
 
-or for a specfic test function
+or for a specific test function
 
 ```bash
 pytest plotly/tests/test_plotly/test_plot.py::test_function