diff --git a/packages/compiler-cli/src/diagnostics/expression_type.ts b/packages/compiler-cli/src/diagnostics/expression_type.ts
index abf2613cf7..359ed1c385 100644
--- a/packages/compiler-cli/src/diagnostics/expression_type.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler-cli/src/diagnostics/expression_type.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ export class AstType implements AstVisitor {
     // The members of the implicit receiver are what is defined by the
     // scope passed into this class.
     return {
-      name: '$implict',
+      name: '$implicit',
       kind: 'component',
       language: 'ng-template',
       type: undefined,
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ export class AstType implements AstVisitor {
     const member = receiverType.members().get(ast.name);
     if (!member) {
       let receiverInfo = receiverType.name;
-      if (receiverInfo == '$implict') {
+      if (receiverInfo == '$implicit') {
         receiverInfo =
             'The component declaration, template variable declarations, and element references do';
       } else if (receiverType.nullable) {
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ export class AstType implements AstVisitor {
     }
     if (!member.public) {
       let receiverInfo = receiverType.name;
-      if (receiverInfo == '$implict') {
+      if (receiverInfo == '$implicit') {
         receiverInfo = 'the component';
       } else {
         receiverInfo = `'${receiverInfo}'`;
@@ -427,4 +427,4 @@ export class AstType implements AstVisitor {
     return !symbol || this.query.getTypeKind(symbol) == BuiltinType.Any ||
         (!!symbol.type && this.isAny(symbol.type));
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/parser.ts b/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/parser.ts
index cc78d11603..ca5473b6bb 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/parser.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/expression_parser/parser.ts
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export class Parser {
             'Blank expressions are not allowed in interpolated strings', input,
             `at column ${this._findInterpolationErrorColumn(parts, i, interpolationConfig)} in`,
             location);
-        expressions.push('$implict');
+        expressions.push('$implicit');
         offsets.push(offset);
       }
     }