diff --git a/dune/solvers/iterationsteps/truncatedblockgsstep.hh b/dune/solvers/iterationsteps/truncatedblockgsstep.hh
index 5fdeddee0e39eeaf0d356ba57f54f3e1bf17cd62..50bf06fb81f9602404c15276a78450aa19f41b56 100644
--- a/dune/solvers/iterationsteps/truncatedblockgsstep.hh
+++ b/dune/solvers/iterationsteps/truncatedblockgsstep.hh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct RecursiveGSStep
 };
 
 //! Recursion end for blockevel 1
-// use optimal implemetations provided by StaticMatrix
+// use optimal implementations provided by StaticMatrix
 template<>
 struct RecursiveGSStep<1>
 {