diff --git a/content/en/docs/writing-policies/variables.md b/content/en/docs/writing-policies/variables.md
index f77f75496..379671481 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/writing-policies/variables.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/writing-policies/variables.md
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ The syntax `{{- ... }}` can be used for shallow (one time only) substitution of
 
 Here is a more detailed example.
 
-Consider a policy that loads a ConfigMap that contains [HCL](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/language/syntax/configuration) synytax data, and patches resource configurations:
+Consider a policy that loads a ConfigMap that contains [HCL](https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/language/syntax/configuration) syntax data, and patches resource configurations:
 
 Policy: