diff --git a/Algebraic_kernel_d/include/CGAL/Algebraic_kernel_d/Curve_pair_analysis_2.h b/Algebraic_kernel_d/include/CGAL/Algebraic_kernel_d/Curve_pair_analysis_2.h
index 0c5fe43e44f..7a4ddc35b8e 100644
--- a/Algebraic_kernel_d/include/CGAL/Algebraic_kernel_d/Curve_pair_analysis_2.h
+++ b/Algebraic_kernel_d/include/CGAL/Algebraic_kernel_d/Curve_pair_analysis_2.h
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ private:
     /*
      * \brief reduces the number of possible intersections
      *
-     * At the position given by the event lins \c e1 and \c e2 and the slice
+     * At the position given by the event lines \c e1 and \c e2 and the slice
      * info object \c slice, the points on the event lines are further refined
      * until there are only \c n possible intersection points. The method can
      * be interrupted if all possible intersection points are known to have