diff --git a/doc/src/compute_coord_atom.txt b/doc/src/compute_coord_atom.txt
index 01901ff77b..af0be4be56 100644
--- a/doc/src/compute_coord_atom.txt
+++ b/doc/src/compute_coord_atom.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ coord/atom = style name of this compute command :l
 cstyle = {cutoff} or {orientorder} :l
   {cutoff} args = cutoff \[group group2-ID\] typeN
     cutoff = distance within which to count coordination neighbors (distance units)
-    group {group2-ID} = select group-ID to restrict which atoms to cound for coordination number (optional)
+    group {group2-ID} = select group-ID to restrict which atoms to consider for coordination number (optional)
     typeN = atom type for Nth coordination count (see asterisk form below)
   {orientorder} args = orientorderID threshold
     orientorderID = ID of an orientorder/atom compute