diff --git a/dune/common/ftraits.hh b/dune/common/ftraits.hh
index 3a3bf6ad5fac9d58793aea28df17ebea1a88d220..6ee3c488faa2d94bf2ae686a1ee0fe5b2b319c80 100644
--- a/dune/common/ftraits.hh
+++ b/dune/common/ftraits.hh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Dune {
      \brief Type Traits to retrieve the field and the real type of classes
 
      Type Traits to retrieve the field and the real type of classes
-     e.g. that of FIeldVector or FieldMatrix
+     e.g. that of FieldVector or FieldMatrix
    */
   template<class T>
   struct FieldTraits