diff --git a/content/_index.md b/content/_index.md
index 4f7c3051..b6cca494 100644
--- a/content/_index.md
+++ b/content/_index.md
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ Federation maintains *shared data structures* per-room between multiple
 homeservers. The data is split into `message events` and `state events`.
 
 Message events:
-These describe transient 'once-off' activity in a room such as an
+These describe transient 'one-off' activity in a room such as an
 instant messages, VoIP call setups, file transfers, etc. They generally
 describe communication activity.