diff --git a/src/docs/user/userguide/spaces.diviner b/src/docs/user/userguide/spaces.diviner
--- a/src/docs/user/userguide/spaces.diviner
+++ b/src/docs/user/userguide/spaces.diviner
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 view policy on the object: the space check is a new check in addition to any
 check on the object, and can only limit access.
 
-The edit poilcy for a space only affects the Space itself, and is not applied
+The edit policy for a space only affects the Space itself, and is not applied
 to objects inside the space.