diff --git a/docs/_posts/2016-07-22-create-apps-with-no-configuration.md b/docs/_posts/2016-07-22-create-apps-with-no-configuration.md
index 87d3fc8479e4c..caeb6d123b5fb 100644
--- a/docs/_posts/2016-07-22-create-apps-with-no-configuration.md
+++ b/docs/_posts/2016-07-22-create-apps-with-no-configuration.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Now you can use it to create a new app:
 create-react-app hello-world
 ```
 
-This will take a while as npm installs the transient dependencies, but once it’s done, you will see a list of commands you can run in the created folder:
+This will take a while as npm installs the transitive dependencies, but once it’s done, you will see a list of commands you can run in the created folder:
 
 ![created folder](/react/img/blog/create-apps-with-no-configuration/created-folder.png)