diff --git a/doc/tutorials/imgproc/pyramids/pyramids.markdown b/doc/tutorials/imgproc/pyramids/pyramids.markdown
index 90cb5652b0..2c9a7ec8d3 100644
--- a/doc/tutorials/imgproc/pyramids/pyramids.markdown
+++ b/doc/tutorials/imgproc/pyramids/pyramids.markdown
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Our program exits if the user presses **ESC**. Besides, it has two options:
     We use the function **pyrDown()** with three arguments (similarly to **pyrUp()**):
             -   *src*: The current and destination image  (to be shown on screen, supposedly half the input
                 image)
-            -   *Size( tmp.cols/2, tmp.rows/2 )* : The destination size. Since we are upsampling,
+            -   *Size( tmp.cols/2, tmp.rows/2 )* : The destination size. Since we are downsampling,
                 **pyrDown()** expects half the size the input image (in this case *src*).
 
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