diff --git a/deepcopy.lua b/deepcopy.lua
index d642295..a36d06a 100644
--- a/deepcopy.lua
+++ b/deepcopy.lua
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
     
     Usage
     -----
-        copy = table.deecopy(orig)
-        copy = table.deecopy(orig, params, customcopyfunc_list)
+        copy = table.deepcopy(orig)
+        copy = table.deepcopy(orig, params, customcopyfunc_list)
     
     `params` is a table of parameters to inform the copy functions how to
     copy the data. The default ones available are: