diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Consider these examples:
 (into (empty data) (map inc data)) ;; doesn't work, reverses the order of lists
 
 ;; Specter
-(transform ALL inc data) ;; works for all Clojure datatypes with near-optimial efficiency
+(transform ALL inc data) ;; works for all Clojure datatypes with near-optimal efficiency
 ```