diff --git a/examples/example6.cpp b/examples/example6.cpp
index 4ed945f..db53d6e 100644
--- a/examples/example6.cpp
+++ b/examples/example6.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char * argv[]){
         std::cout << "error detected!" << std::endl;
     }
 
-    // solution: asign externally retrieved values to safe equivalents
+    // solution: assign externally retrieved values to safe equivalents
     std::cout << "Using safe numerics" << std::endl;
     {
         using namespace boost::numeric;