diff --git a/source/reference/commands.txt b/source/reference/commands.txt
index 896fa80a633..b862935fc17 100644
--- a/source/reference/commands.txt
+++ b/source/reference/commands.txt
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ Geospatial Commands
                  and ":doc:`/reference/operators`" for more
                  information.
 
-   :field distanceMultipler: Specifies a factor to multiply
+   :field distanceMultiplier: Specifies a factor to multiply
                              all distances returned by
                              :dbcommand:`geoNear`. For example, use
                              ``distanceMultiplier`` to convert from