diff --git a/exercises/concept/erlang-extraction/.docs/introduction.md b/exercises/concept/erlang-extraction/.docs/introduction.md
index fad8843d..8b6f23bb 100644
--- a/exercises/concept/erlang-extraction/.docs/introduction.md
+++ b/exercises/concept/erlang-extraction/.docs/introduction.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ fn tail_recursive_reverse(list, reversed) {
 
 External types can be used to refer to data types defined in other languages, such as Erlang or JavaScript.
 
-To define an external function declare a type but do not provide any constructors. This can then be used in the same way as any other type.
+To define an external type declare a type but do not provide any constructors. This can then be used in the same way as any other type.
 
 ```gleam
 pub type OrderedDictionary(element)