diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/patchCloud/patchCloudSet.H b/src/sampling/sampledSet/patchCloud/patchCloudSet.H
index 99a17e8d26c344cac501c7e12f161d159ba71b1c..498b02d9430b6e104ae4840e223b97e41a57e948 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/patchCloud/patchCloudSet.H
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/patchCloud/patchCloudSet.H
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Description
         axis     | x, y, z, xyz, distance                  | yes      |
         patches  | List of patch names or regexs           | yes      |
         points   | List of selected locations              | yes      |
-        maxDistance | Max serach distance                  | yes      |
+        maxDistance | Max search distance                  | yes      |
     \endtable
 
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