diff --git a/docs/customization.md b/docs/customization.md
index 23704452f600..6daf72e21303 100644
--- a/docs/customization.md
+++ b/docs/customization.md
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ Your config file for Java can look like
 }
 ```
 
-Or if you preffer yaml format it can look like
+Or if you prefer yaml format it can look like
 
 ```yaml
 groupId: "com.my.company"