diff --git a/docs/run-node/run-testnet.md b/docs/run-node/run-testnet.md
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@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ The default output directory is a relative `.testnets` directory. Let's take a l
 
 ### gentxs
 
-The `gentxs` directory includes a genesis transaction for each validator node. Each file includes a JSON encoded genesis transaction used to register a validator node at the time of genesis. The genesis transactions are added to the `genesis.json` file within each node directory during the initilization process.
+The `gentxs` directory includes a genesis transaction for each validator node. Each file includes a JSON encoded genesis transaction used to register a validator node at the time of genesis. The genesis transactions are added to the `genesis.json` file within each node directory during the initialization process.
 
 ### nodes