diff --git a/dune/common/poolallocator.hh b/dune/common/poolallocator.hh
index 2c5f7924c91fd5a1d53797c5a1c2ba1311e905fe..e55368e8ac6d47bf61d46f76c44e8ae30d4cf35d 100644
--- a/dune/common/poolallocator.hh
+++ b/dune/common/poolallocator.hh
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ namespace Dune
     /**
      * @brief Free objects.
      *
-     * Does not call the contructor!
+     * Does not call the destructor!
      * @param n The number of object to free. Has to be one!
      * @param p Pointer to the first object.
      */