diff --git a/source/memory.tex b/source/memory.tex
index 5c3fbbb90a..da619eb234 100644
--- a/source/memory.tex
+++ b/source/memory.tex
@@ -2088,7 +2088,7 @@
 A program that instantiates the definition of \tcode{unique_ptr<T, D>}
 is ill-formed if \tcode{T*} is an invalid type.
 \begin{note}
-This prevents the intantiation of specializations such as
+This prevents the instantiation of specializations such as
 \tcode{unique_ptr<T\&, D>} and \tcode{unique_ptr<int() const, D>}.
 \end{note}