diff --git a/docs/html/guide/topics/fundamentals/fragments.jd b/docs/html/guide/topics/fundamentals/fragments.jd
index d4f9342dd632f..281cb9dc717f5 100644
--- a/docs/html/guide/topics/fundamentals/fragments.jd
+++ b/docs/html/guide/topics/fundamentals/fragments.jd
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/ui/actionbar.html">Action Bar</a> developer guides.
 
 <div class="figure" style="width:350px">
 <img src="{@docRoot}images/activity_fragment_lifecycle.png" alt=""/>
-<p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 3.</strong> The activity lifecycle's affect on the fragment
+<p class="img-caption"><strong>Figure 3.</strong> The effect of the activity lifecycle on the fragment
 lifecycle.</p>
 </div>