diff --git a/specification/metrics/sdk.md b/specification/metrics/sdk.md
index 90985a650d9..7fe01a5a59d 100644
--- a/specification/metrics/sdk.md
+++ b/specification/metrics/sdk.md
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ The cardinality limit for an aggregation is defined one of three ways:
 2. If there is no matching view, but the `MetricReader` defines a default
    cardinality limit value based on the instrument an aggregation is created
    for, that value SHOULD be used.
-3. If none of the previous values are deinfed, the default value of 2000 SHOULD
+3. If none of the previous values are defined, the default value of 2000 SHOULD
    be used.
 
 #### Overflow attribute