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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ _Please be aware `skopeo` is still work in progress_
 
 `skopeo` is a command line utility which is able to _inspect_ a repository on a Docker registry.
 By _inspect_ I mean it fetches the repository's manifest and it is able to show you a `docker inspect`-like
-json output about a whole repository or a tag. This tool, in constrast to `docker inspect`, helps you gather useful information about
+json output about a whole repository or a tag. This tool, in contrast to `docker inspect`, helps you gather useful information about
 a repository or a tag before pulling it (using disk space) - e.g. - which tags are available for the given repository? which labels the image has?
 
 Examples: