diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-actor/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index 898b1b198b..f1d550b82e 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ akka {
 
           # When downsizing after a long streak of underutilization, the resizer
           # will downsize the pool to the highest utiliziation multiplied by a
-          # a downsize rasio. This downsize ratio determines the new pools size
+          # a downsize ratio. This downsize ratio determines the new pools size
           # in comparison to the highest utilization.
           # E.g. if the highest utilization is 10, and the down size ratio
           # is 0.8, the pool will be downsized to 8