diff --git a/doc/user_guide/configuration/all-options.rst b/doc/user_guide/configuration/all-options.rst
index e74c967a1a..6c1afb029c 100644
--- a/doc/user_guide/configuration/all-options.rst
+++ b/doc/user_guide/configuration/all-options.rst
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ Standard Checkers
 
 --missing-member-hint-distance
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-*The minimum edit distance a name should have in order to be considered a similar match for a missing member name.*
+*The maximum edit distance a name should have in order to be considered a similar match for a missing member name.*
 
 **Default:**  ``1``