diff --git a/primitives/Cargo.toml b/primitives/Cargo.toml
index b62901478..0a6d0e0c3 100644
--- a/primitives/Cargo.toml
+++ b/primitives/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ version = "0.100.0"
 authors = ["Andrew Poelstra <apoelstra@wpsoftware.net>"]
 license = "CC0-1.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-bitcoin"
-description = "Primitive types used by the rust-bitcoin eccosystem"
+description = "Primitive types used by the rust-bitcoin ecosystem"
 categories = ["cryptography::cryptocurrencies"]
 keywords = ["bitcoin", "types"]
 readme = "README.md"