diff --git a/src/core/scalar.rs b/src/core/scalar.rs
index 14c786d4..9d2cb8c7 100644
--- a/src/core/scalar.rs
+++ b/src/core/scalar.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::any::Any;
 
-/// The basic scarar type for all structures of `nalgebra`.
+/// The basic scalar type for all structures of `nalgebra`.
 ///
 /// This does not make any assumption on the algebraic properties of `Self`.
 pub trait Scalar: Copy + PartialEq + Debug + Any {