diff --git a/dune/common/parallel/remoteindices.hh b/dune/common/parallel/remoteindices.hh
index 00846364b44dae78568032a698d89e190c009730..721f255645de92fe44c467733f76b00ac9ad31a2 100644
--- a/dune/common/parallel/remoteindices.hh
+++ b/dune/common/parallel/remoteindices.hh
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ namespace Dune {
    *
    * In some cases it might advisable to run IndicesSyncer::sync afterwards.
    *
-   * @warning Use with care. If the indices are not consistant afterwards
+   * @warning Use with care. If the indices are not consistent afterwards
    * communication attempts might deadlock!
    */
   template<class T, class A, bool mode>