diff --git a/include/appbase/application.hpp b/include/appbase/application.hpp
index 985a608a4..73aded06d 100644
--- a/include/appbase/application.hpp
+++ b/include/appbase/application.hpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace appbase {
          ///@}
 
       private:
-         application(); ///< private because application is a singlton that should be accessed via instance()
+         application(); ///< private because application is a singleton that should be accessed via instance()
          map<string, std::unique_ptr<abstract_plugin>> plugins; ///< all registered plugins
          vector<abstract_plugin*>                  initialized_plugins; ///< stored in the order they were started running
          vector<abstract_plugin*>                  running_plugins; ///< stored in the order they were started running