diff --git a/Spatial_searching/doc_tex/Spatial_searching_ref/Kd_tree.tex b/Spatial_searching/doc_tex/Spatial_searching_ref/Kd_tree.tex
index 9a46cc8e102..ae39e361e06 100644
--- a/Spatial_searching/doc_tex/Spatial_searching_ref/Kd_tree.tex
+++ b/Spatial_searching/doc_tex/Spatial_searching_ref/Kd_tree.tex
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ The class \ccRefName\ defines a $k$-$d$ tree.
 Expects for the first template argument a model of the concept
 \ccc{SearchTraits}, for example \ccc{CGAL::Search_traits_2<CGAL::Cartesian<double> >}.
 
-Excepts for the second template argument a model for the concept \ccc{Splitter}.
+Expects for the second template argument a model for the concept \ccc{Splitter}.
 It defaults  to \ccc{Sliding_midpoint<Traits>}.
 
 Expects for the third template argument \ccc{CGAL::Tag_true}, if the