diff --git a/dumux/io/gridcreator.hh b/dumux/io/gridcreator.hh
index f9a950e60fdbd9f04bf6652cd9ef2889795627aa..ca6593474300481b77268253988dec56633197bf 100644
--- a/dumux/io/gridcreator.hh
+++ b/dumux/io/gridcreator.hh
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     /*!
-     * \brief Do some operatrion before making the grid
+     * \brief Do some operations before making the grid
      */
     static void preProcessing_(const std::string& modelParamGroup)
     {