diff --git a/modules/face/include/opencv2/face.hpp b/modules/face/include/opencv2/face.hpp
index 49990555c..57e15a3ed 100644
--- a/modules/face/include/opencv2/face.hpp
+++ b/modules/face/include/opencv2/face.hpp
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ public:
     info.
      */
     CV_WRAP virtual std::vector<int> getLabelsByString(const String& str) const;
-    /** @brief threshhold parameter accessor - required for default BestMinDist collector */
+    /** @brief threshold parameter accessor - required for default BestMinDist collector */
     virtual double getThreshold() const = 0;
 protected:
     // Stored pairs "label id - string info"