diff --git a/docs/database/querying.mdx b/docs/database/querying.mdx
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--- a/docs/database/querying.mdx
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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ to get the best results from the library.
 ## Providing a database reference
 
 To query data in your realtime database, you first need to create a [`DatabaseReference`](https://firebase.google.com/docs/reference/js/database.databasereference),
-which acts are the pointer for the location of the data you wish to query. The refernce is created from the
+which acts are the pointer for the location of the data you wish to query. The reference is created from the
 `firebase/database` library. For example, to create a reference pointing at the `products` node:
 
 ```js