diff --git a/reference/mongo/mongomaxkey.xml b/reference/mongo/mongomaxkey.xml
index b83297aec1..87266a434d 100644
--- a/reference/mongo/mongomaxkey.xml
+++ b/reference/mongo/mongomaxkey.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
    &reftitle.intro;
    <para>
     <classname>MongoMaxKey</classname> is an special type used by the database
-    that compares greather than all other possible BSON values. Thus, if a query
+    that compares greater than all other possible BSON values. Thus, if a query
     is sorted by a given field in ascending order, any document with a 
     <classname>MongoMaxKey</classname> as its value will be returned last.
    </para>