diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/README.md b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-amplify-alpha/README.md
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@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ const amplifyApp = new amplify.App(this, 'MyApp', {
 
 Amplify uses Amazon CloudFront to manage the caching configuration for your hosted applications. A cache configuration is applied to each app to optimize for the best performance.
 
-Setting the `cacheConfigType` field on the Amplify `App` construct can be used to control cache configguration. By default, the value is set to `AMPLIFY_MANAGED`. If you want to exclude all cookies from the cache key, set `AMPLIFY_MANAGED_NO_COOKIES`.
+Setting the `cacheConfigType` field on the Amplify `App` construct can be used to control cache configuration. By default, the value is set to `AMPLIFY_MANAGED`. If you want to exclude all cookies from the cache key, set `AMPLIFY_MANAGED_NO_COOKIES`.
 
 For more information, see [Managing the cache configuration for an app](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amplify/latest/userguide/caching.html).