diff --git a/site/_data/examples.json b/site/_data/examples.json
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@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@
       {
         "name": "interactive_area_brush",
         "title": "Area Chart with Rectangular Brush",
-        "descripton": "In this example, we apply an `interval` selection to select subset of data in an area chart. The selected data is highlighted in gold by the second layer of an area mark that `filter`s its data by the `brush` selection."
+        "description": "In this example, we apply an `interval` selection to select subset of data in an area chart. The selected data is highlighted in gold by the second layer of an area mark that `filter`s its data by the `brush` selection."
       },
       {
         "name": "interactive_paintbrush",