diff --git a/docs/v5/api/contract/contract-factory/README.md b/docs/v5/api/contract/contract-factory/README.md
index b62f2f1b0..b849e5f02 100644
--- a/docs/v5/api/contract/contract-factory/README.md
+++ b/docs/v5/api/contract/contract-factory/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ContractFactory
 Creating Instances
 ------------------
 
-#### **new ***ethers* . **ContractFactory**( interface , bydecode [ , signer ] )
+#### **new ***ethers* . **ContractFactory**( interface , bytecode [ , signer ] )