diff --git a/guides/source/testing.md b/guides/source/testing.md
index d91f13699a..29724ae011 100644
--- a/guides/source/testing.md
+++ b/guides/source/testing.md
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ one:
 Note: For associations to reference one another by name, you cannot specify the `id:`
  attribute on the fixtures. Rails will auto assign a primary key to be consistent between
  runs. If you manually specify an `id:` attribute, this behavior will not work. For more
-  information on this assocation behavior please read the
+  information on this association behavior please read the
   [fixture api documentation](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/FixtureSet.html).
 
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