diff --git a/include/leveldb/env.h b/include/leveldb/env.h
index e00895a2b..0cf57b915 100644
--- a/include/leveldb/env.h
+++ b/include/leveldb/env.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 // An Env is an interface used by the leveldb implementation to access
 // operating system functionality like the filesystem etc.  Callers
 // may wish to provide a custom Env object when opening a database to
-// get fine gain control; e.g., to rate limit file system operations.
+// get fine-grained control; e.g., to rate limit file system operations.
 //
 // All Env implementations are safe for concurrent access from
 // multiple threads without any external synchronization.