diff --git a/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc/imgproc_c.h b/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc/imgproc_c.h
index c7b525c96d..4ba1b2b261 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc/imgproc_c.h
+++ b/modules/imgproc/include/opencv2/imgproc/imgproc_c.h
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ CV_INLINE double cvContourPerimeter( const void* contour )
 }
 
 
-/* Calculates contour boundning rectangle (update=1) or
+/* Calculates contour bounding rectangle (update=1) or
    just retrieves pre-calculated rectangle (update=0) */
 CVAPI(CvRect)  cvBoundingRect( CvArr* points, int update CV_DEFAULT(0) );