diff --git a/source/reference/method/db.collection.getIndexStats.txt b/source/reference/method/db.collection.getIndexStats.txt
index 53acaa6741a..a2008aae58d 100644
--- a/source/reference/method/db.collection.getIndexStats.txt
+++ b/source/reference/method/db.collection.getIndexStats.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Definition
    :method:`db.collection.getIndexStats()` is only available 
    when connected to a :program:`mongod` instance that
    uses the :option:`--enableExperimentalIndexStatsCmd
-   <mongod --enableExperiementalIndexStatsCmd>` option.
+   <mongod --enableExperimentalIndexStatsCmd>` option.
 
    Consider the following prototype invocation: