diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math3/genetics/RandomKey.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math3/genetics/RandomKey.java
index 75ae2bed4..b07ad46a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math3/genetics/RandomKey.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math3/genetics/RandomKey.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public abstract class RandomKey<T> extends AbstractListChromosome<Double> implem
     private final List<Double> sortedRepresentation;
 
     /**
-     * Base sequence [0,1,...,n-1], permuted accorting to the representation (unmodifiable).
+     * Base sequence [0,1,...,n-1], permuted according to the representation (unmodifiable).
      */
     private final List<Integer> baseSeqPermutation;