diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/CouplingBetweenObjectsRule.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/CouplingBetweenObjectsRule.java
index 73d1b306d9..d0121a1b39 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/CouplingBetweenObjectsRule.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/CouplingBetweenObjectsRule.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class CouplingBetweenObjectsRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
     }
 
     /**
-     * convenient method to handle hierarchy. This is probably too much work and
+     * convenience method to handle hierarchy. This is probably too much work and
      * will go away once I figure out the framework
      */
     private void handleASTTypeChildren(Node node) {