diff --git a/basics/operators.md b/basics/operators.md
index f10822dc..e3d7cc01 100644
--- a/basics/operators.md
+++ b/basics/operators.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ You can use multiple operators in a tag:
 
 ## contains
 
-`contains` checks for the codesence of a substring inside a string.
+`contains` checks for the presence of a substring inside a string.
 
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 {% raw %}
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ You can use multiple operators in a tag:
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 ```
 
-`contains` can also check for the codesence of a string in an array of strings.
+`contains` can also check for the presence of a string in an array of strings.
 
 ```liquid
 {% raw %}