diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -114,6 +114,6 @@ Contributors may be given commit privileges. Preference will be given to those w
 1. Access to resources for cross-platform development and testing.
 1. Time to devote to the project regularly.
 
-Beeing a Committer does not grant write permission on `develop` or `master` for security reasons (Users trust FreqTrade with their Exchange API keys).
+Being a Committer does not grant write permission on `develop` or `master` for security reasons (Users trust FreqTrade with their Exchange API keys).
 
-After beeing Committer for some time, a Committer may be named Core Committer and given full repository access.
+After being Committer for some time, a Committer may be named Core Committer and given full repository access.